NEWS
BREAKING NEWS:​ Opportunities
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Brandeis University: Black women with physical disabilities to share pregnancy experiences.
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Brandeis University is doing a research study to learn about the unique experiences of Black people and Hispanic/Latinx/Latina people with physical disabilities during pregnancy. This study will help us to understand how both disability and race affected your pregnancy, which can help improve the pregnancy experience for others.
This study involves one interview over video conference (Zoom) that will last about one hour. The interview is confidential—we will not tell anyone that a participant was interviewed. Participants will receive a $50 Amazon gift card to thank them for their participation.
To participate you must:
- Have a physical or mobility disability.
- Identify as Black/African American or Latinx/Latina/Hispanic.
- Have given birth in the United States in the last 10 years.
- Be able to complete the interview in English or Spanish over Zoom.
- Be between 21 and 55 years of age.
Interested in participating? Please contact Janelle Mills at pregnancystudy@brandeis.edu or 781-736-3928.
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Ohio State University: postdoctoral research training in community-engaged disability research.
The Ohio State University Nisonger Center offers a postdoctoral research training opportunity in community-engaged disability research with the autistic and/or intellectual and developmental disability community. Funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), this program provides two-years of funding to partner with the disability community to answer research questions that matter to the disability community. In addition to community-engaged research opportunities, fellows are mentored by Susan M Havercamp, PhD, Katie Walton, PhD, and other interprofessional faculty.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of researchers in the disability field and strongly encourage candidates with disabilities and diverse racial and ethnic identities to apply. Please click here for more information, https://nisonger.osu.edu/education-training/research-postcdcotoral-fellowship/
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CAMPAIGN 2024
"Rolling" Do Something
Harris/Walz 2024
Video Description:
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Scherrone Dunhamn tours Arlington, VA and Washington DC to get out the vote.
Scherrone's power head-controlled wheelchair has 3 signs to ask people to vote for Vice President Harris. The signs say: ​
Front Sign
She's got my vote.
Hopefully yours too!
Side Sign
You can vote now.
Harris is my choice.
Reasons to vote:
Healthcare
Human Rights
Your Family
Reproductive Rights
Back Sign
Kamala Harris & Tim Walz
A New Way Forward
Vote Now until Nov. 5th
Because we can't go back!
Video Transcript:
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Blanca (videographer): How do you feel, Scherrone?
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Scherrone (woman in power head-controlled wheelchair): Good. I need to do this. Me and the country. Everyone needs to vote.
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Blanca (videographer): Great, I love it! Good luck, Scherrone.​​
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HOUSING
HUD Takes Action to Support Community Living for People with Disabilities
New Mainstream Voucher flexibilities designed to help people with disabilities choose where they live
August 2024
WASHINGTON - On the heels of the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 25th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision on Olmstead v. L.C., the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is taking policy actions to support community living for people with disabilities. Specifically, HUD published guidance that creates new alternative requirements and waivers that enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to better utilize Mainstream Vouchers to help persons with disabilities transition from and avoid institutional settings, in furtherance of the goals of Olmstead. Read more...
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https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/hud_no_24_222
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PARALYMPICS 2024
Athletes Full Roster
September 2024