Self-Advocacy Is about Belonging
Moving beyond “living in” the community
Persons with Disabilities’ Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Reflections on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (in Spanish and in English)
Major Changes to U.S. Disability Law and Policy Continue
Anticipating the likely consequences for the disability community of the largest-ever cuts to Medicaid
Accountability for Mass Institutionalization of Persons with Disabilities
Massachusetts Special Commission on State Institutions demands apology from Governor, among other critical reforms
What to Know and Do about Ongoing Changes to U.S. Disability Law and Policy
In recent months, sweeping changes to federal laws and policies in the United States have impacted persons with disabilities, their families, and their allies. Additional consequential changes are likely to come, threatening hard-fought disability rights gains promoting community inclusion, health care, public education, and basic human dignity. What to Know Already, the White House has canceled diversity […]
Making Persons with Intellectual Disabilities’ Voices Heard before United Nations Treaty Bodies
Opportunities to enhance self-advocates’ role in shadow reporting
Ensuring Older Persons’ Human Rights
UN Human Rights Council sets the stage for expanding the international human rights legal framework
Wading into the Mainstream
Building disability rights bridges across institutional silos to strengthen the global sustaining peace agenda
Voting and Disability Rights
Safeguarding persons with disabilities’ right to full and effective political participation
Immigrants with Disabilities
Enabling international legal protections
Education for All
The Dominican Republic’s pioneering inclusive education policy
Visibilizing Intellectual Disability in the Classroom
How HPOD is working to create opportunities for Harvard University students to learn from persons with intellectual disabilities
Inclusive Accountability
The current state of international criminal law and disability
In Memory of Sir Robert Martin
How self-advocates can contribute to international human rights governance
Towards Effective Human Rights Protections for Older Persons
Building on UNITAR’s Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing 2023 roundtables
Promoting Disability-Inclusive Climate Action through Litigation
HPOD and allies urge Inter-American Court on Human Rights to take notice of evolving international standards
Experiences of Group Home Residents with Intellectual Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Self-advocate researchers shine a light on under-explored story
Youth with Disabilities in Action
Spreading the word about alternatives to guardianship
Disability & Sexual Violence
Women with disabilities global struggle for their right to intimacy
The Right to Marry
Barriers to intimacy for persons with disabilities
Honoring Judy Heumann
Founding mother of the U.S. disability rights movement
Towards Disability-Inclusive Climate Resilience
What researchers can do to close the disability climate change equity gap
War Crime and No Punishment?
Gaps in International Humanitarian Legal Protections for Persons with Disabilities
Disability and Climate Change
Call for Digital Symposium Submissions
COVID-19 Experiences of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Group Homes
Self-Advocate Researchers’ Reflections
The Right to Be Involved in Politics
What Self-Advocates Should Know
Self-Determination & Voting
Self-Advocates, Get Out There and Make Your Voices Heard!
Investigating Claims of Ill-Treatment by Persons with Disabilities
The European Court of Human Rights Delivers Partial Victory to Roma Girl with Intellectual Disability
Disability-Inclusive Climate Action
Lessons from the Historic 2022 Flooding in Bangladesh
Supported Decision-Making Is about Us
Why self-advocates need to lead supported decision-making efforts in Massachusetts and beyond
Innovations in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
COSP CRPD 2022 side event
Transfer of Rights under the IDEA
What the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act says and the importance of alternatives to guardianship for youth with disabilities
Disability, Human Rights, and Climate Justice
The urgent need for disability-inclusive climate action
Mobilizing DPOs in Bangladesh
How a 2013 law has created advocacy avenues for disabled people’s organizations
Disability and Armed Conflict in Colombia
The need for inclusive disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration processes
Fall 2021 Semester in Review
HPOD’s Events, Advocacy, Capacity-Building, and Research Activities
Disability Rights and Crimes Against Humanity
The need to prosecute egregious and systemic human rights violations against persons with disabilities
Respecting Autonomy in Health Care, Research, and All Areas of Life
What persons with disabilities want and how to make it happen
Mental Health, Human Rights, and Legal Capacity
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) continues to play a substantial role globally in shaping mental health policy making, clinical practice, and beyond. Article 12, along with its interpretive General Comment 1, enshrine a right to equal recognition before the law for all people, including those with psychosocial disabilities. […]
Youth with Disabilities in Zimbabwe
Barriers to sexual and reproductive health
Disability and Diversity in Medical Education
The need to prevent ableism and discrimination in medical school admissions
Climate Change and the Right to Health of People with Disabilities
Lancet piece urges greater disability inclusion in climate change mitigation and adaption measures
Expanding Accessibility across Sectors
The overlapping roles of governments, businesses, and universities
COP26 Climate Change Summit Inaccessible to Wheelchair Users
What it says about the intersection of disability rights and climate change
Disability Bias in Health Care
Unearthing the influence of bias on health care policies and clinical decision-making
Mobilizing for the Rights of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities in India
Lessons from the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic
Special Education Policies During COVID-19
Lessons from a Survey of United States School Districts
El acceso y uso de la propia lengua como derecho humano inalienable
Access to and use of one’s own language as an inalienable human right – In Spanish and in English
Do Polio Eradication Efforts Overlook the 20 Million People Living with It?
Why the battle against polio cannot be won through eradication alone
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
How to Strengthen the Americans with Disabilities Act after 30 Years
Promoting Supported Decision-Making for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Guachalá Chimbo v. Ecuador
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Vindicates Persons with Disabilities’ Right to Receive Health on the Basis of Informed Consent
Disclosing and Treating Invisible Disabilities
Disclosure, ethics, and bias
Harvard Law School Project on Disability provides legal support during pandemic
Harvard Law Today
Thanks ADA!
A video by Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered
Founders of Harvard Law School Project on Disability Honored by the President of Ecuador
From Harvard Law Today
Successes And Shortcomings: 30 Years Of The Americans With Disabilities Act
Exec Director Michael Stein speaks to GBH’s Under the Radar
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.
Beyond Rights: Intersectional Disabled Movements & Disability Justice for Our Future
with Lydia X. Z. Brown
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.
Launch of “Can They Do That?
A monthly webinar series for self-advocates
Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 4
A series of videos on self-advocacy
Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 3
A series of videos on self-advocacy
Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 2
A series of videos on self-advocacy
Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 1
A series of videos on self-advocacy
Mental Health in Africa
Event Recap
Michelle Kwan, Melissa Reilly and the importance of inclusion in athletics
Harvard Law School hosts Olympians
Alford receives the Li Buyun Law Prize
The award recognizes Alford’s outstanding contributions to Chinese legal research, disability rights and educational exchange
Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong (MASS) explore supported decision-making
Updates from the field
Professor Michael Stein Addresses U.N. Security Council
The Impact of Armed Conflict on Persons with Disabilities
2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
“Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”
Open House Honoring Special Olympics Resounding Success
Dr. Timothy Shriver and Melissa Joy Reilly receive HPOD Award on behalf of Special Olympics
HPOD’s Fifth Annual Award for the Betterment of Humanity
Bestowed on Special Olympics on the occasion of Special Olympics’ 50th anniversary
Disability Law and Perceptions of Fakery: The Need to Restore Public Trust in Rights
A blog post by Doron Dorfman
Considering Empowerment: Stories of Self-Advocacy from South Africa
Dr. Jean Elphick speaks at HPOD
Welcome
Welcome to the new Harvard Law School Project on Disability website. HPOD was founded in 2004 to advance the understanding and implementation of disability law, policy, and education around the world. On this site, you’ll find information about the work HPOD does in the U.S. and abroad; information about our events and publications; community and […]