What's Happening at the Lurie Institute
#TeachDisabilityHistory Campaign Event
Easterseals Massachusetts is a nonprofit that works with people with disabilities to provide equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. Within the youth department, they are currently working on a campaign to #TeachDisabilityHistory. During this workshop, you will hear from the young adults working on this campaign. They will share some of the work they have done to promote teaching disability history in schools, and everyone will play a game to test their knowledge of disability history. Committee members will also share insights from an earlier facilitated conversation on community building and Massachusetts disability history.
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Advancing Health Equity through Disability Inclusion: A conversation with Rich Besser, Rebecca Cokley, and Teresa Nguyen
Join us for a conversation with Rich Besser (President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), Rebecca Cokley (Disability Rights Program Officer at the Ford Foundation), and Teresa Nguyen (Director of the Community Living Equity Center) focused on the importance of centering disability in the creation of equitable health policies. Rich, Rebecca, and Teresa will discuss the journey that the RWJF and the Ford Foundation have taken towards more equitable grant making, lessons learned, and a way forward.
Conversation at 5:30pm with reception to follow.
We will provide ASL interpreters and CART. Please indicate other accommodation requests in the registration form.
Announcing two major research projects funded by NIH and NIDILRR
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy is proud to announce two newly funded research projects to improve pregnancy experiences and outcomes for disabled pregnant people.
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Our Annual Report for 2023 is Now Available!
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy is pleased to announce the public availability of its latest annual report.
Find out more about us and our work during 2023!
Access the 2023 Annual Report
Student Fellowship Research Presentations 2024
Congratulations to our students fellows who just gave presentations on their work with their Lurie Institute mentors.
We're so proud of you all!
Access the video on the student presentations for 2024
Disability Research for a New Generation
The Lurie Undergraduate Fellowship offers opportunity to learn policy and create community.
For more than half a century, the Brandeis University community has championed the rights of people with disabilities, part of the school’s commitment to social justice.
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