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Senator Harkin Speech: Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

Senator Harkin Speech: Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

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....

November 14 | Panel Discussion: The Role of Higher Education in Advancing Integrated Employment

Institute News, Past Events, People with Disabilities

Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET Location: Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel, 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Register For This Event The Harkin Institute’s panel discussion on the role of higher education in maximizing...

The Harkin Institute announces members of new disability policy committee

Institute News, People with Disabilities

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement has established a new disability policy committee to provide input and help direct the Institute’s research and programming in the area of people with disability and disability employment. The...
November 15-16 | Harkin International Disability Employment Summit

November 15-16 | Harkin International Disability Employment Summit

Institute News, Past Events, People with Disabilities

Date: November 15-16, 2018 Location: Renaissance Hotel, 999 9th Street NW, Washington D.C. Learn More Employment is the key to independence and economic sustainability, and our Summit meets to ensure that the world’s largest minority, people with disabilities, get a...

Conversations with the ADA Generation highlight how far things have come and what’s still needed

People with Disabilities

Americans born in 1991 and later have lived their entire lives with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Access ramps, handicapped parking spaces, closed captioning, and service animals have...
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