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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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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

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