What's Happening at the Lurie Institute
State of the Science 2023: Community Living Policy
The Community Living Policy Center is hosting a three-part webinar series on State of the Science: Community Living Policy.
The three webinars will bring together researchers, advocates, and other disability community stakeholders to discuss current research, gaps in knowledge, needs of the community, and opportunities to advance community living policy. These discussions will help inform the work of researchers and research funders to help shape access to equitable and person-centered home and community-based services in the future.
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What to Think About Before Having a Baby
What to Think About Before Having a Baby is the first of four videos by the National Center for Disability & Pregnancy Research in its guide for women with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
Access NCDPR's first video guide

Lurie Institute Director Promoted to Full Professor
Monika Mitra, PhD, the director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, has been promoted to full professor. Mitra is now the Nancy Lurie Marks Professor of Disability Policy.
Congratulations, Monika! We're so proud of you.

CLPC's Director, Joe Caldwell, Awarded NARRTC's Commendation Award for 2023
Congratulations to Joe Caldwell, director of the Community Living Policy Center, for being awarded NARRTC's prestigious Commendation Award for 2023.
According to NARRTC: "Commendations are awarded by NARRTC for research, teaching, service, knowledge translation, or advocacy in the field of disability for specific, focused activities or achievements. Commendations recognize important contributions that strategically or creatively advance the field and/of disability." Well deserved, Joe!
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Our Annual Report for 2022 Now Available
Our annual report for 2022 is now available. Find out about our research, our new and continuing intiatives, our educational activities and community work, and more.
Our annual report is available in two formats: a visual version and an accessible, text-only version.
Read Lurie's Annual Report for 2022

We're Hiring for an Open-Rank Faculty Appointment in Disability Policy
We are seeking a scholar whose research and teaching apply to issues of disability policy. The specific focus within this broad field is open, and applicants with expertise in areas such as health, poverty, community-living policy, employment, housing, civil rights, and intersectionality are welcome to apply.
The Heller School is looking for candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship with a record of funded research and public engagement. We hope to identify a future colleague for whom our tagline, “knowledge advancing social justice,” resonates.
Learn more and apply

Advocacy & Action at the Intersection of Disability & Reproductive Justice
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, the Lurie Institute presented Advocacy & Action at the Intersection of Disability & Reproductive Justice, a conversation between Laurie Bertram Roberts and Rebecca Cokley of the Ford Foundation.
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Announcing the Establishment of the Community Living Equity Center
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Participants Needed for Research Study of New HCBS Outcome Measures
Review the study description and eligibility criteria