Honoring Judy Heumann

The board and staff of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) are saddened to learn of the passing of Judy Heumann, an international disability rights advocate and so much more to the disability community. Judy was a hero and role model to the disability community and her passing at the age of 75, […]

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Disability Advocates Announce Endorsement of the All of Us Research Program

Press Release Rockville, MD – A nationwide coalition of disability advocates celebrate the release of “No Research About Us Without Us “a statement endorsing the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, an effort to engage more than one million people from across the United States in biomedical research to advance health care […]

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All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Data, Creating Unprecedented Platform for Health Discoveries

Precision medicine effort leverages diverse participant base and innovative technology to drive new research The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has made its initial genomic data available, bringing nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences onto its data analysis platform, the Researcher Workbench. The American Association on Health and Disability, along with our […]

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How the All of Us Research Program Protects My Information

 This video explains some of the ways the All of Us Research Program protects participant information—from data collection through research. It answers FAQs, touches on Certificates of Confidentiality, and describes what scientists can see in the Research Hub. Graphics explain data encryption and show an example of how participant information is de-identified. About the […]

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