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We lead research at Brandeis University to improve the well-being of people with disabilities & their families. linktr.ee/lurieinstitute

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It's officially August, which is National Breastfeeding Month, and today is the beginning of World Breastfeeding Week! Sign up for our webinar happening on next week all about lactation and breastfeeding with a disability: zurl.co/UMvAl

#WorldBreastfeedingWeek #NationalBreastfeedingMonth

01.08.2025 18:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An Overlooked Crisis: Women With Disabilities And Maternal Health Inequity Black and disabled pregnant women encounter significant hurdles in healthcare, facing racial bias, medical neglect, and systemic obstacles.

This newly released article discusses the healthcare challenges faced by Black and disabled mothers, and the urgent need for policies that confront bias, expand access, and ensure accountability within healthcare systems.

Read here: zurl.co/Psgs4

01.08.2025 15:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
a graphic for a webinar recording with a dark blue background and light blue wavy lines at the bottom. Text reads: “Webinar Recording Available Now.” Below, an open laptop screen displays a paused webinar titled “Using the Disability Data Dashboards to Advance Policy and Advocacy.”

a graphic for a webinar recording with a dark blue background and light blue wavy lines at the bottom. Text reads: “Webinar Recording Available Now.” Below, an open laptop screen displays a paused webinar titled “Using the Disability Data Dashboards to Advance Policy and Advocacy.”

The recording of the webinar “Using the Disability Data Dashboards to Advance Policy and Advocacy” is now available!

Watch the recording: zurl.co/w3d0b
Access the accessible PowerPoint slides: zurl.co/NRVId
FAQs from our attendees will be shared on our website soon: zurl.co/lCfX4

31.07.2025 19:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview of email from the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy on a Purple Background. Text reads: "Read our July Newsletter." First story features 2025 Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellow: Laura Millar.

Preview of email from the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy on a Purple Background. Text reads: "Read our July Newsletter." First story features 2025 Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellow: Laura Millar.

The July edition of our monthly newsletter is out! Find important announcements about our Carrie Buck Fellow, special new publications, disability pride highlights, and much more: zurl.co/DW3Dj

Sign up to get newsletters in the future: zurl.co/yz03r

31.07.2025 15:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
It invites readers to read the brief on the website using a QR code.

It invites readers to read the brief on the website using a QR code.

and ethnicity among the LTSS population must be aware of the quality and limitations of the T-MSIS data or else risk putting out biased and inaccurate information.

Read more: zurl.co/TK0tj

#DisabilityCommunity #Accessibility #DisabilityAccess #DisabilityResearch

30.07.2025 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A graphic with a blue background shows an illustration of the US Map. The text reads: “The Quality of Race and Ethnicity Data Among Medicaid Beneficiaries Receiving Long-Term Services and Supports".

A graphic with a blue background shows an illustration of the US Map. The text reads: “The Quality of Race and Ethnicity Data Among Medicaid Beneficiaries Receiving Long-Term Services and Supports".

Background. The Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) provides state-reported Medicaid claims data for the population of Medicaid beneficiaries across U.S. states. Though T-MSIS is the most comprehensive data on Medicaid beneficiaries that is available, there are known concerns regarding the completeness and quality of T-MSIS data. Given the race-ethnicity data quality concerns in T-MSIS, many researchers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) use imputed race and ethnicity data to report racial and ethnic differences in service utilization. Imputation involves assigning someone’s race and ethnicity based on information such as an enrollee’s name and zip code. However, from an equity perspective, researchers need to be using self-reported race and ethnicity data rather than imputing race and ethnicity data. It is important to understand data quality concerns as we use and interpret T-MSIS data. Researchers using the T-MSIS data to look at race and ethnicity among the LTSS population must be aware of the quality and limitations of the T-MSIS data or else risk putting out biased and inaccurate information.

Background. The Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) provides state-reported Medicaid claims data for the population of Medicaid beneficiaries across U.S. states. Though T-MSIS is the most comprehensive data on Medicaid beneficiaries that is available, there are known concerns regarding the completeness and quality of T-MSIS data. Given the race-ethnicity data quality concerns in T-MSIS, many researchers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) use imputed race and ethnicity data to report racial and ethnic differences in service utilization. Imputation involves assigning someone’s race and ethnicity based on information such as an enrollee’s name and zip code. However, from an equity perspective, researchers need to be using self-reported race and ethnicity data rather than imputing race and ethnicity data. It is important to understand data quality concerns as we use and interpret T-MSIS data. Researchers using the T-MSIS data to look at race and ethnicity among the LTSS population must be aware of the quality and limitations of the T-MSIS data or else risk putting out biased and inaccurate information.

Race and Ethnicity Data Quality Assessment Among Adults Receiving Medicaid HCBS. The map below shows that most states in the U.S. have low concern data. Eight states, including Texas and Georgia, are classified as having medium concern data, while another eight states, including Utah and Arizona, are flagged as having high concern data. Low concern data is highlighted green, medium concern is in yellow, high concern is in red, and unusable data is in purple. Further text reads: The data quality assessment is based on the percent of missing race and ethnicity data in the 2021T-MSIS Analytic File (Low concern: <10%; Medium concern: 10% - <20%; High Concern: 20% - <50%; Unusable: >50%). Alabama is excluded due to concerns identified by CMS about the quality of Alabama's LTSS data. Mississippi is excluded due to missing age information in the demographic and eligibility (DE) TAF.

Race and Ethnicity Data Quality Assessment Among Adults Receiving Medicaid HCBS. The map below shows that most states in the U.S. have low concern data. Eight states, including Texas and Georgia, are classified as having medium concern data, while another eight states, including Utah and Arizona, are flagged as having high concern data. Low concern data is highlighted green, medium concern is in yellow, high concern is in red, and unusable data is in purple. Further text reads: The data quality assessment is based on the percent of missing race and ethnicity data in the 2021T-MSIS Analytic File (Low concern: <10%; Medium concern: 10% - <20%; High Concern: 20% - <50%; Unusable: >50%). Alabama is excluded due to concerns identified by CMS about the quality of Alabama's LTSS data. Mississippi is excluded due to missing age information in the demographic and eligibility (DE) TAF.

Race and Ethnicity Data Quality Assessment Among Adults Receiving Medicaid Institutional LTSS. The map data again shows that most states have low concern data. Twelve states, including Kansas and Ohio, are classified as having medium concern data, five states, including Wyoming and Hawaii, have high concern data, and Iowa is marked as having unusable data. Further text reads the same as image 3.

Race and Ethnicity Data Quality Assessment Among Adults Receiving Medicaid Institutional LTSS. The map data again shows that most states have low concern data. Twelve states, including Kansas and Ohio, are classified as having medium concern data, five states, including Wyoming and Hawaii, have high concern data, and Iowa is marked as having unusable data. Further text reads the same as image 3.

Though T-MSIS is the most comprehensive data on Medicaid beneficiaries that is available, there are known concerns regarding the completeness and quality of T-MSIS data. Given the race-ethnicity data quality concerns in T-MSIS, researchers using the T-MSIS data to look at race

30.07.2025 16:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
It invites readers to read the brief on the website using a QR code.

It invites readers to read the brief on the website using a QR code.

limited freedom to leave the facility, barriers to transition, and systematic retribution against residents.

Read it here: zurl.co/v8C4F

#DisabilityCommunity #Accessibility #DisabilityAccess #DisabilityResearch

30.07.2025 16:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Restriction of Movement Pt.2. Although the nursing home may have understandable concerns regarding residents’ safety, it is clear from Participant 11’s description that the nursing-home staff, rather than the residents themselves, make the final determination regarding what destinations they can visit in their communities. The nursing home’s exercise of control is analogous to recreation time in a prison. Participant 11’s experience also suggests that their nursing home does not collaborate with residents to facilitate outdoor activity, something that would likely be beneficial to residents’ health. Illustration of a nursing home with a sign that says, "Outdoor activity not available without permission".

Restriction of Movement Pt.2. Although the nursing home may have understandable concerns regarding residents’ safety, it is clear from Participant 11’s description that the nursing-home staff, rather than the residents themselves, make the final determination regarding what destinations they can visit in their communities. The nursing home’s exercise of control is analogous to recreation time in a prison. Participant 11’s experience also suggests that their nursing home does not collaborate with residents to facilitate outdoor activity, something that would likely be beneficial to residents’ health. Illustration of a nursing home with a sign that says, "Outdoor activity not available without permission".

Restriction on Movement Pt.3. Much like prison, the research also revealed that some of the nursing homes controlled when residents could leave, sleep, and socialize. Illustration of a residents' schedule with times for breakfast, planned activities, lunch, free time, dinner, and lights out.

Restriction on Movement Pt.3. Much like prison, the research also revealed that some of the nursing homes controlled when residents could leave, sleep, and socialize. Illustration of a residents' schedule with times for breakfast, planned activities, lunch, free time, dinner, and lights out.

Findings: Obstacles to Transition. Five participants encountered resistance from nursing-home staff when they attempted to transition into another living arrangement. In an ideal scenario, the nursing home would not only list systemic ableist barriers but rather collaborate with residents on how to overcome those barriers. The participants’ combined experiences display a fundamental parallel between nursing-home environments and prison: the staff and institutions themselves are often designed to keep residents confined and isolated from society. Illustration of a caregiver speaking to a black disabled woman in a wheelchair.

Findings: Obstacles to Transition. Five participants encountered resistance from nursing-home staff when they attempted to transition into another living arrangement. In an ideal scenario, the nursing home would not only list systemic ableist barriers but rather collaborate with residents on how to overcome those barriers. The participants’ combined experiences display a fundamental parallel between nursing-home environments and prison: the staff and institutions themselves are often designed to keep residents confined and isolated from society. Illustration of a caregiver speaking to a black disabled woman in a wheelchair.

Findings: Retribution from Nursing Homes. Participants described a system of retribution when they self-advocated for transition out of their nursing homes. Their experiences show that residents who speak out about mistreatment are often punished and suppressed to protect the nursing home’s power, implying that, like prisons, nursing homes have unchecked power to control and suppress their residents. Illustration of a caregiver sending a disabled resident labeled as a "Problem Resident" to a room for Psychiatric Evaluation.

Findings: Retribution from Nursing Homes. Participants described a system of retribution when they self-advocated for transition out of their nursing homes. Their experiences show that residents who speak out about mistreatment are often punished and suppressed to protect the nursing home’s power, implying that, like prisons, nursing homes have unchecked power to control and suppress their residents. Illustration of a caregiver sending a disabled resident labeled as a "Problem Resident" to a room for Psychiatric Evaluation.

The brief, "'Prisons for Sick People': An Exploration of the Parallels Between Prisons and Nursing Homes" by Jeremy Evans identifies three carceral themes within nursing homes that restrict disabled people of color from transitioning into the community:

30.07.2025 16:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A graphic with a blue background shows an illustration of a nursing home behind a prison fence. The text reads: “'Prisons for Sick People': An Exploration of the Parallels Between Prisons and Nursing Homes".

A graphic with a blue background shows an illustration of a nursing home behind a prison fence. The text reads: “'Prisons for Sick People': An Exploration of the Parallels Between Prisons and Nursing Homes".

Introduction. Institutionalization in the United States traces its roots to at least as early as the 1600s, when communities confined individuals with mental disabilities to the attics, huts, and cellars of charity houses to 'preserve the community. Despite the deinstitutionalization movement, the legacy of state enforced isolation of disabled individuals continues in another type of institution: prisons. From 1980 to 1992, the population of incarcerated individuals with mental disabilities increased 154 percent. A 2016 analysis of state and federal incarcerated individuals found that 66 percent of all incarcerated people had some form of disability. Institutional retaliation is prevalent in the U.S. carceral system, and the available research on retribution exacted on nursing home residents who speak out against mistreatment illustrates similarities between nursing homes and prisons. A 2023 interview-based study found widespread retaliation in the form of neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and verbal threats against nursing-home residents who spoke out about their treatment.

Introduction. Institutionalization in the United States traces its roots to at least as early as the 1600s, when communities confined individuals with mental disabilities to the attics, huts, and cellars of charity houses to 'preserve the community. Despite the deinstitutionalization movement, the legacy of state enforced isolation of disabled individuals continues in another type of institution: prisons. From 1980 to 1992, the population of incarcerated individuals with mental disabilities increased 154 percent. A 2016 analysis of state and federal incarcerated individuals found that 66 percent of all incarcerated people had some form of disability. Institutional retaliation is prevalent in the U.S. carceral system, and the available research on retribution exacted on nursing home residents who speak out against mistreatment illustrates similarities between nursing homes and prisons. A 2023 interview-based study found widespread retaliation in the form of neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and verbal threats against nursing-home residents who spoke out about their treatment.

Purpose of Study. The study was conducted to examine: How nursing homes restrict their residents’ personal freedoms, Parallels between nursing-home environments and prisons.

Purpose of Study. The study was conducted to examine: How nursing homes restrict their residents’ personal freedoms, Parallels between nursing-home environments and prisons.

Findings: Restriction on Movement. Five participants discussed how their nursing homes used arbitrary rules to restrict their freedom of movement. Participant 11 described how: "We can’t wander around. Before we tried to go out, we report ourselves to the person in charge…. Before we go out, we say the places we want to go to and they have been checked. If it’s safe for going out, like the park, it’s recommended we can go the park for breathing space."

Findings: Restriction on Movement. Five participants discussed how their nursing homes used arbitrary rules to restrict their freedom of movement. Participant 11 described how: "We can’t wander around. Before we tried to go out, we report ourselves to the person in charge…. Before we go out, we say the places we want to go to and they have been checked. If it’s safe for going out, like the park, it’s recommended we can go the park for breathing space."

The available research on retribution exacted on nursing home residents who speak out against mistreatment, illustrates similarities between nursing homes and prisons.

30.07.2025 16:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The image is a quote graphic featuring David Cahn. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

The image is a quote graphic featuring David Cahn. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

"What piece of disability history or identity would you like more people to know about?" David Cahn shares: “Until 1974, there existed unsightly beggar ordinances, or 'ugly laws' that were enforced to keep disabled people out of the public eye.” Learn more: zurl.co/mhMr0

29.07.2025 16:39 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
The image is a quote graphic featuring Ruby Siegel. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

The image is a quote graphic featuring Ruby Siegel. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

"What does the 2025 theme 'We Belong Here, and We’re Here to Stay' mean to you?", Lurie Institute Research Associate Ruby Siegel shares: “The disabled community will persist and survive despite our identities questioned, devalued, or despised.” Visit our website to learn more: zurl.co/mhMr0

27.07.2025 16:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Graphic for a webinar recording titled "Disability Identity and Pride." The background is light blue with wave designs at the bottom. Below the title is an illustration of a laptop displaying a webinar. On the laptop screen is a slide titled "Community Advisory Committee." Below, are a diverse group of advisory board members

Graphic for a webinar recording titled "Disability Identity and Pride." The background is light blue with wave designs at the bottom. Below the title is an illustration of a laptop displaying a webinar. On the laptop screen is a slide titled "Community Advisory Committee." Below, are a diverse group of advisory board members

In 2023, the Community Living Equity Center hosted a webinar on Disability Identity and Pride in Research, centering the voices of members of the CLEC Community Advisory Committee.

Watch the full webinar here: zurl.co/B4acP

#DisabilityPolicy #CommunityLivingPolicy #CommunityLiving

26.07.2025 14:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Lurie staff and advisory board members pose together outdoors, smiling brightly. Back row (L–R): Wendy Peverill-Conti, Miriam Heyman, Monika Mitra, Amy AbuShanab. Front row (L–R): Keith Jones and Nicole Lomerson.

Lurie staff and advisory board members pose together outdoors, smiling brightly. Back row (L–R): Wendy Peverill-Conti, Miriam Heyman, Monika Mitra, Amy AbuShanab. Front row (L–R): Keith Jones and Nicole Lomerson.

A rally poster boldly declares: “Disabled and Proud!”

A rally poster boldly declares: “Disabled and Proud!”

Wendy Peverill-Conti holds a sign that reads: “The Future is Accessible.”

Wendy Peverill-Conti holds a sign that reads: “The Future is Accessible.”

A poster proclaims: “35 Years Holding the Line for Human Rights.”

A poster proclaims: “35 Years Holding the Line for Human Rights.”

On Wednesday, the Lurie Institute joined the Boston Center for Independent Living together with the Boston Commission for Persons with Disabilities, and more than 1,400 attendees at Boston City Hall Plaza to commemorate this historic ADA35 milestone with a rally and march.

25.07.2025 16:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The image is a quote graphic featuring Jennifer Senda. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

The image is a quote graphic featuring Jennifer Senda. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

Advisory Board Member Jennifer Senda shares: “Sometimes it's hard being a parent with a disability because lack of access means that I can't do things with my child that I would like.” Learn more: zurl.co/mhMr0

25.07.2025 13:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Promotional flyer the Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship event titled "Permission, Pleasure, and Power: Consent as the Foundation for Disability and Reproductive Justice," featuring a conversation with Laura Millar. The event will take place on October 28, 2025, at 5:30 PM ET in the Zinner Forum and will also be available via Zoom. The flyer includes a photo of Laura Millar, a smiling woman with long brown hair, wearing a black cardigan over a blue patterned blouse and holding a white cane.

Promotional flyer the Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship event titled "Permission, Pleasure, and Power: Consent as the Foundation for Disability and Reproductive Justice," featuring a conversation with Laura Millar. The event will take place on October 28, 2025, at 5:30 PM ET in the Zinner Forum and will also be available via Zoom. The flyer includes a photo of Laura Millar, a smiling woman with long brown hair, wearing a black cardigan over a blue patterned blouse and holding a white cane.

Join Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellow Laura Millar on October 28 for a powerful conversation on, Permission, Pleasure, and Power: Consent as the Foundation for Disability and Reproductive Justice.

This event will be offered both in-person and online. Register for either option: zurl.co/3LR2P

24.07.2025 16:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The State of Disabled LGBTQI+ People in 2024 New LGBTQI+ Community Survey data from the Center for American Progress and NORC show that disabled LGBTQI+ people experience higher rates of discrimination in public services, education, employment, housing, and health care than their nondisabled LGBTQI+ and disabled non-LGBTQI+ peers.

New data from the Center for American Progress and NORC reveals that nearly half of LGBTQI+ people in the U.S. identify as having a disability, and face higher rates of discrimination than both non-disabled LGBTQI+ individuals and disabled non-LGBTQI+ peers.

Read more: zurl.co/ONTtB

23.07.2025 11:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Graphic for a webinar titled "Lactation and Breastfeeding with a Disability" on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 12 PM ET, featuring speakers Alesha Thomas, Elizabeth Campbell Soper, and Norma Morán. The flyer features a purple background with speaker photos and accessibility icons indicating the availability of sign language interpretation and closed captioning.

Graphic for a webinar titled "Lactation and Breastfeeding with a Disability" on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 12 PM ET, featuring speakers Alesha Thomas, Elizabeth Campbell Soper, and Norma Morán. The flyer features a purple background with speaker photos and accessibility icons indicating the availability of sign language interpretation and closed captioning.

In honor of National Breastfeeding Month, which raises awareness about the importance and benefits of breastfeeding, we’re hosting a webinar to discuss how to support new parents with a variety of disabilities in lactation and breastfeeding their child.

Register on Zoom: zurl.co/UMvAl

22.07.2025 21:06 — 👍 7    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 1
The image is a quote graphic featuring Tori Lajous. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

The image is a quote graphic featuring Tori Lajous. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

Tori Lajous shares: “Disabled people know best what issues are affecting our community. The same way there has been a push to include Black people in Black research and queer people in queer research, there should be a push to include disabled people in disability research.” View: zurl.co/mhMr0

22.07.2025 15:23 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
The image is a quote graphic featuring Wendy Peverill-Conti. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

The image is a quote graphic featuring Wendy Peverill-Conti. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

Department Administrator Wendy Peverill-Conti shares: “'Nothing about us without us.'" No-one knows the issues directly affecting disabled people, except for themselves.” Learn more: zurl.co/mhMr0

#DisabilityCommunity #Accessibility #DisabilityAccess #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityPrideMonth

22.07.2025 14:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Graphic with a blue background showing a picture of Bill Allan, with the text reading, "Honoring Bill Allan".

Graphic with a blue background showing a picture of Bill Allan, with the text reading, "Honoring Bill Allan".

We at the Lurie Institute are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Allan, the founding Executive Director of the Disability Policy Consortium (DPC).

Learn more about Bill’s life, including information on his funeral service: zurl.co/j4ZDX

21.07.2025 14:18 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A joyful young boy runs toward the camera, laughing, while his smiling father follows behind him in a wheelchair. At the bottom of the image is a white rounded text box with the words “Submit a Blog”.

A joyful young boy runs toward the camera, laughing, while his smiling father follows behind him in a wheelchair. At the bottom of the image is a white rounded text box with the words “Submit a Blog”.

Are you a parent with a disability? Are you interested in sharing a blog post about adaptable summer activities with your kids, or other topics relevant to parents with disabilities? We’d love to hear from you! Share your experiences with us in our Parents with Disabilities Blog: zurl.co/uPpU5

19.07.2025 16:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The image is a quote graphic featuring Maddie Crowley, Communications Specialist at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

The image is a quote graphic featuring Maddie Crowley, Communications Specialist at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

Communications Specialist Maddie Crowley shares: “My disabilities brought me the life and community I have today. Without my health conditions, I wouldn't have the friends, career, and life that I have now, which I deeply cherish. Disability has brought so much to my life.” Read more: zurl.co/mhMr0

18.07.2025 16:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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"You are going to figure it out!"—a powerful reminder of resilience from Judy’s closing words. Disabled parents navigate unique challenges with incredible strength, and Judy’s message reassures them of their ability to overcome obstacles, and enjoy a rewarding parenting journey."

17.07.2025 15:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Gráfico promocional del seminario web. El texto dice: Preparación para Desastres para Padres con Discapacidades. 21 de julio de 2025 a las 12 PM ET. Ponentes: Melissa Marshall, Shari Myers, Judith Brown y Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu. Se muestran cuatro fotos tipo retrato de los ponentes. Se ven íconos de interpretación en ASL y subtítulos, lo que indica que estas funciones de accesibilidad estarán disponibles durante el seminario web.

Gráfico promocional del seminario web. El texto dice: Preparación para Desastres para Padres con Discapacidades. 21 de julio de 2025 a las 12 PM ET. Ponentes: Melissa Marshall, Shari Myers, Judith Brown y Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu. Se muestran cuatro fotos tipo retrato de los ponentes. Se ven íconos de interpretación en ASL y subtítulos, lo que indica que estas funciones de accesibilidad estarán disponibles durante el seminario web.

Las personas con discapacidades a menudo son excluidas de las conversaciones sobre la preparación para emergencias.

Regístrate aquí: zurl.co/TeeeX

#DisabilityCommunity #Accessibility #DisabilityAccess #DisabilityResearch

15.07.2025 21:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Research at a Glance 🔍 New Disability and Health Journal Special Issue on Community Living Policy

Read article summaries on the our website: zurl.co/NRQzQ

#DisabilityCommunity #Accessibility #DisabilityAccess #DisabilityResearch

15.07.2025 14:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The image is a quote graphic featuring Bipasha Roy. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

Bipasha Roy shares: “I feel proud to be a disability advocate because I believe deeply in the idea that every individual, regardless of ability, should have the opportunity to live the life they envision for themselves.” Learn more: zurl.co/mhMr0

14.07.2025 18:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Live Spanish Translation Will Be Available!

14.07.2025 17:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The promotional flyer is for the Disability Health Equity Symposium, featuring the three speakers mentioned in the caption with their photos. At the top, large bold white text on a dark blue background reads: “Disability Health Equity Symposium.” At the bottom, a calendar icon and a clock icon show the date and time.

The promotional flyer is for the Disability Health Equity Symposium, featuring the three speakers mentioned in the caption with their photos. At the top, large bold white text on a dark blue background reads: “Disability Health Equity Symposium.” At the bottom, a calendar icon and a clock icon show the date and time.

The Office of Health Equity & Inclusion, Division of Critical Care, Health Affairs, the Center for Education Excellence and Innovation, & Human Resources will host a Disability Health Equity Symposium on July 24, from 9AM to 3PM.

Register here: zurl.co/qUgfo

14.07.2025 14:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The image is a promotional graphic announcing the availability of a webinar recording. Below the banner, there is an illustration of a laptop screen displaying the webinar video.

The recordings from the, "Keeping Families Together: Disability Law Training for Parent Attorneys" are now available!

Watch here: zurl.co/4uuui

#ParentsWithDisabilities #DisabledParents #DisabledParenting
#DisabledParent #DisabilityResearch

14.07.2025 14:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The image is a quote graphic featuring Judith Brown. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

The image is a quote graphic featuring Judith Brown. It includes her photo in a circular frame at the top left, overlapping a large blue text box with quotation marks. Quote text is the answer response given in the caption.

Advisory Board Member Judith Brown shares: “The fight for inclusion is a tough place to be, live and play. I have had to take multiple days of rest and restoration in order to deal with the pain and other symptoms of when my body has pushed past its limits.” Read more: zurl.co/mhMr0

11.07.2025 23:49 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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