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Disability

August 7, 2026

Department of Justice Misuses Research by Persons with Disabilities to Justify Their Segregation

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) released a memo that advances a vanishingly narrow reading of states’ longstanding legal duty to serve persons with disabilities in community-based settings, rather than in…

Department of Justice Misuses Research by Persons with Disabilities to Justify Their Segregation

Advanced Care & Aging

November 25, 2025

Event Recap: What to Expect from the Nascent Negotiations of an International Human Rights Treaty for Older Persons

The case for a new international human rights treaty for older persons is clear. In much of the world, older persons represent ever-larger shares of the population. The World Health Organization estimates the number of people aged over…

Event Recap: What to Expect from the Nascent Negotiations of an International Human Rights Treaty for Older Persons

Medicare/Medicaid

July 1, 2025

Medicaid Cuts Will Endanger a Lifeline for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities’ Community Integration, Empowerment, and More

In the United States, more persons with intellectual disabilities are living in the community than ever before. This was not always the case.

Medicaid Cuts Will Endanger a Lifeline for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities’ Community Integration, Empowerment, and More

Climate

July 26, 2023

Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Bangladesh: Gaps and Opportunities

While Bangladesh’s climate-related laws and policies gesture toward inclusion, considerable gaps remain between policy and practice.

Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Bangladesh: Gaps and Opportunities

People on a boat pass supplies to others on a neighboring boat.

Bioethics

September 29, 2021

Legal Capacity and Persons with Disabilities’ Struggle to Reclaim Control over Their Lives

Persons with disabilities face an ongoing struggle to reclaim power and control over their lives.

Hezzy Smith

Department of Justice Misuses Research by Persons with Disabilities to Justify Their Segregation

Department of Justice Misuses Research by Persons with Disabilities to Justify Their Segregation

Event Recap: What to Expect from the Nascent Negotiations of an International Human Rights Treaty for Older Persons

Event Recap: What to Expect from the Nascent Negotiations of an International Human Rights Treaty for Older Persons

Medicaid Cuts Will Endanger a Lifeline for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities’ Community Integration, Empowerment, and More

Medicaid Cuts Will Endanger a Lifeline for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities’ Community Integration, Empowerment, and More

Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Bangladesh: Gaps and Opportunities

Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Bangladesh: Gaps and Opportunities

Legal Capacity and Persons with Disabilities’ Struggle to Reclaim Control over Their Lives

Legal Capacity and Persons with Disabilities’ Struggle to Reclaim Control over Their Lives