Institute on Disability and Public Policy

07/29/2024

Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, Executive Director of the American University Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) and Co-Director of the Lab (IGL), provides insight into the recent global IT outage prompted by a faulty CrowdStrike update in a new Mashable article titled, “How did one CrowdStrike mistake stop the world? We asked 3 experts.” The incident exposed vulnerabilities impacting various industries, such as airlines, hospitals, and emergency services. This event underscores the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures across all sectors.

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Companies tried to do the right thing. Did it backfire?

07/18/2024

The Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) is proud to share an article on its participation in the 17th United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 🌎

View photo highlights from the convention captured by IDPP Executive Director, Dr. Derrick Cogburn. Check out the article on the IDPP website using the link below:
https://www.idppglobal.org/news/2024/6/11/idpp-at-17th-un-conference-of-states-parties-to-the-crpd

IDPP attends the 17th Conference of State Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

06/17/2019

Ahmed Ali is a nonverbal student who has been attending the Minneapolis Public School system's Transitions Plus program for the last three years.

06/10/2019

Stills from our panel at the UN. We were honored to have it open by the Ecuador's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Luis Gallegos, followed by Dr. Derrick Cogburn, Executive Director of IDPP.

Our co-sponsors included, Dr. Arlene Pietranton, CEO of American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Emily Lucio, a member of AHEAD, Erika Trabucco from Humanity & Inclusion, Dr. Amanda Kraus, also from the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), Ms. Lindsay Northup-Moore, Director of Disability Support at American University, Ms. Candace Cable, a paraolympian and Vice-President of United States International Council on Disabilities and Mr. Mohammad Loutfy, a representative at the United Nations, from Disabled Peoples International (DPI).

06/10/2019

Join our UN panel now LIVE at

https://zoom.us/j/661929485

The United Nations meets every year to document the progress made on the Convention of Rights with Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). In the twelfth year, the Conference of State Parties sees dignitaries from around the world present their progress on their promises. IDPP’ focus rests on the Articl...

06/08/2019

The United Nations meets every year to document the progress made on the Convention of Rights with Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). In its twelfth year, the Conference of State Parties (COSP) sees dignitaries from around the world present their progress on promises. IDPP’ focus rests on the Article 24 of the CRPD, Education. With opening remarks from Ecuador’ Permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Luis Gallegos, IDPP is holding a panel moderated by IDPP’s Executive Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn.

The United Nations meets every year to document the progress made on the Convention of Rights with Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). In the twelfth year, the Conference of State Parties sees dignitaries from around the world present their progress on their promises. IDPP’ focus rests on the Articl...

05/24/2019

Our colleagues at the Internet Governance Lab are also hosting an International Communication Association (ICA Official Page) pre-conference on the technical, legal, social, and political decision-making processes regarding the Internet and Internet governance.

We are honored to be hosting and sponsoring this year’s internet governance ICA preconference: Internet Governance and Communication Beyond Borders, along with our co-sponsors ICA and the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (Giganet). Our conference will explore the most pressing and excit...

05/24/2019

IDPP is honored to host today's International Communication Association (ICA Official Page) Sports Communication and Social Justice pre-conference. This one-day pre-conference pays attention to issues of sport, representation, power, and social justice.

05/03/2019

It is not often that we step into a conference to find closed captions taking over the main presentation projector. Read on to find more about our learning experience at the Maryland Disability Summit.

Institute of Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) was honored for the opportunity to present its research at one of DC’s most inclusive of conferences. It is not often that we step into a conference to find closed captions taking over the main presentation projector. We want to share some of the le...

04/16/2019

IDPP is honored to have served as a co-sponsor of this year's Disability, Access, & Teaching symposium. IDPP Executive Director Dr. Filippo Trevisan and Research Associate Madelaine Reis both spoke at the symposium. Marissa Zuckerman, also an IDPP Research Associate, served as an event organizer.

Pictured: Woman signing and Lydia X. Z. Brown - Autistic Hoya speaking into a handheld microphone during their keynote address.

The one-day Disability Symposium brought together students, staff, and faculty.

04/16/2019

Participate virtually for Dr. Hala Annabi's Talk at

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