USICD News

News

  • University of Baltimore School of Law: USICD Board Member Janet E. Lord, CICL Executive Director, Speaks on Disability Inclusion and Security at U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Harvard Law Today: Michael Ashley Stein receives award from the United States International Council on Disabilities. Read the article.
  • Harvard Law School Project on Disability: Professor Michael Ashley Stein Honored by US International Council on Disabilities. Read the article.
  • The United States International Council on Disabilities Mourns the Passing of our Board Member, Friend, and U.S. and Global Disability Rights Activists, Judith Heumann. Read the Press Release.
  • USICD Executive Director, Isabel Hodge and Disability Rights International Executive Director and USICD Board Member, Eric Rosenthal participated in a Hill panel celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and discussing the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act.

Other News from USICD Members & Sponsors:

Read Source America’s How COVID-19 is Reshaping the Future of Work for Persons with Disabilitieshttp://sourceamerica.org/sites/default/files/2020-sam-fow-covid19-0420.pdf

Learn about the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Center on Disability Studies’ Interdisciplinary Certificate and Coursework in Disability and Diversity Studies

Not Dead Yet: Disability Community Commemorates Lives of Disabled Victims of Homicide/Filicide

Learn about Uber’s commitment to Fostering Diversity and Inclusion

CBM International Develops ‘Disability Inclusive Community Action –COVID-19 Matrix’

USICD Member, Disability Rights International released their report titled A Dead End for Children: Bulgaria’s Group Homes.

ANCOR and UCP’s Case for Inclusion 2020 report is now available. The report is a a comprehensive data tool that examines how  well programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia  are serving residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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