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Alex Green Wins National Book Critics Circle Award

His biography of Dr. Walter E. Fernald tells a tale of innovation, discrimination, and recantation that resonates today.

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Professor William Alford Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

American Association of Law Schools recognizes HPOD Chair

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Promoting the Dignity of Persons with Disabilities throughout the World

HPOD’s Founders Reflect on over 20 Years of Scholarship and Advocacy

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Anne Fracht Receives Career Achievement Award

In recognition of her decades-long advocacy and leadership on behalf of persons with intellectual disabilities

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Persons with Disabilities and the Slave Trade

Professors Michael Stein and Janet Lord discuss opportunities for the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to address critical gaps

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Describing Disability Climate Justice at the G7 Ministerial Meeting

Professor Michael Stein urges G7 leaders to take disability-inclusive climate action

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Announcing HPOD’s 2024-25 Annual Fellows and Visiting Scholar

Projects will tackle climate justice, institutionalization, self-advocacy, legal capacity, and violence against women

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Disability-Inclusive Climate Action, Research and Development

Global Disability Climate Justice Working Group urges researchers and policymakers to meet the moment

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Dr. Cui Fengming Honored by the Charles River Center

Recognizing over a decade of disability rights advocacy and scholarship

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Professor Michael Ashley Stein Honored by US International Council on Disability

The Dole-Harkin Award recognizes Professor Stein’s unique contributions to international disability rights

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Private Citizens’ Role in Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act

HPOD’s Professor Stein previews oral arguments in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Announcing HPOD’s 2023-24 Annual Fellows

Projects will tackle intersections with race, criminal law, institutionalization, health care, and global peace and security

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Professor Michael Ashley Stein Honored by Harvard University

Receives inaugural Excellence in Accessibility and Inclusion Faculty Award

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HPOD Fellow Alex Green Receives Marie Feltin Award

Boston Center for Independent Living’s Annual Honor for Excellence in Advocacy and Service

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Anne Fracht Appointed to Special Commission on State Institutions

Person with disability-led body will reckon with Massachusetts’ legacy of institutionalization

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Self-Advocate Perspectives on COVID-19 Research

What self-advocates have to say about research on COVID-19 and persons with intellectual disabilities

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Self-Advocates in Research

What “nothing about us without us” means for the research community

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Climate Change and the Right to Health of People with Disabilities

Lancet piece urges greater disability inclusion in climate change mitigation and adaption measures

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HPOD Founding Director Bill Alford honored.

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Harvard Law Today: Investigating mask mandate bans

Executive Director Michael Stein says the Department of Education should go beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act in investigating state bans against mandating face coverings

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Harvard Law School Project on Disability provides legal support during pandemic

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Founders of Harvard Law School Project on Disability Honored by the President of Ecuador

From Harvard Law Today

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Successes And Shortcomings: 30 Years Of The Americans With Disabilities Act

Exec Director Michael Stein speaks to GBH’s Under the Radar

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After 2020 Election, Disability Communities Are Hopeful for Change

HPOD’s Senior Associate Ari Ne’eman joins WNYC’s The Takeaway to discuss the hopes for change post-election.

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A Community for All: An Honest Conversation about Disabilities

Executive Director Michael Stein on Momentum Boost

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HPOD Co-founder and chair Professor William Alford reaches milestone

After nearly two decades as vice dean for HLS Graduate Program and International Legal Studies, Alford has now passed the torch to Mark Wu, the Henry L. Stimson Professor at HLS and a leading scholar of trade and economic law.

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Launch of “Can They Do That?

A monthly webinar series for self-advocates

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The New Disability-Inclusive Development

From the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

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Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 2

A series of videos on self-advocacy

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Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 1

A series of videos on self-advocacy

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Mental Health in Africa

Event Recap

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Michelle Kwan, Melissa Reilly and the importance of inclusion in athletics

Harvard Law School hosts Olympians

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Alford receives the Li Buyun Law Prize

The award recognizes Alford’s outstanding contributions to Chinese legal research, disability rights and educational exchange

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In “Learning from the Past to Appreciate the Present,” Alford draws from Confucius and Contemporary China

Alford delivers Cohen chair lecture

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Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong (MASS) explore supported decision-making

Updates from the field

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Professor Michael Stein Addresses U.N. Security Council

The Impact of Armed Conflict on Persons with Disabilities

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Radcliffe Conference Disability and Citizenship: Global and Local Perspectives

2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities

“Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”

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William Alford present the HPOD award for Creative Contributions to Better Humanity to Timothy Shriver and Melissa Reilly at HPOD Open House. One man on left holds award. Woman center with hands on award. Man on right, hands over award. All are smiling.

Open House Honoring Special Olympics Resounding Success

Dr. Timothy Shriver and Melissa Joy Reilly receive HPOD Award on behalf of Special Olympics

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Harvard Law Today interviews Professor William Alford

HPOD marks the 50th Anniversary of the Special Olympics

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HPOD’s Fifth Annual Award for the Betterment of Humanity

Bestowed on Special Olympics on the occasion of Special Olympics’ 50th anniversary

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Canaries in the Coal Mine: People with Disabilities and Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis

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HPOD Open House with Keynote by Ambassador Luis Gallegos

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Senate rejects United Nations treaty for disabled rights in a 61-38 vote

A United Nations treaty to ban discrimination against people with disabilities went down to defeat in the Senate on Tuesday in a 61-38 vote.

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