Institute News, People with Disabilities
Julie Christensen, a senior fellow at The Harkin Institute, testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on November 15, 2019, about the use of 14(c) certificates and subminimum wage for people with disabilities. Christensen, Director of Policy and Advocacy...
Institute News, People with Disabilities
This op-ed by Joseph Jones, Executive Director of The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement, and Kyle Duarte, founding director of Everyone at Work ran in The Des Moines Register on August 7, 2019. Over 50 percent of Americans with disabilities...
Institute News, People with Disabilities
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement joined organizations from across the globe last month to establish the Global University Disability & Inclusion Network (GUDIN), an initiative with goals of making higher education more inclusive of...
Institute News, People with Disabilities
In 2017, the Jordan government passed a disability law modeled after the United States’ Americans with Disabilities Act. Student employees at The Harkin Institute created an infographic in English and Arabic that provides an outline of this landmark legislation...
Institute News, People with Disabilities, Wellness and Nutrition
Contact: Emily Schettler emily.schettler@drake.edu 515-271-3592 The Harkin Institute welcomes two new research fellows The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement welcomed two new research...
Institute News, People with Disabilities
Senator Tom Harkin (retired) delivered the Annual Distinguished Lurie Lecture at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University on November 7. Senator Harkin’s speech focused on True Integration: Meaningful Work for People with Disabilities....
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