Startups and Emerging Technologies As Drivers of Disability Human Rights?
Looking ahead to the CRPD’s third decade
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”
New directions for disability advocacy and organizing in the Americas?
What U.S. Disability Advocates Are Doing amid Cuts to Critical Federal Assistance Programs
HPOD workshop explores state-level and local developments
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”
New directions for disability advocacy and organizing in the Americas?
Older Persons’ Human Rights
Forging a path towards new international legal protections
The Hidden Disability Rights Crisis in Post-Coup Myanmar
UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews denounces widespread oppression
Aging, Urbanization, and the Right to Food
The final event in UNITAR’s yearlong roundtable series ‘Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing’
A Resurgence of Disability Institutions?
Learning from the Nation’s troubled past to avoid future harms
The Human Toll of Medicaid Cuts
Threats to persons with disabilities’ right to independent living in the community
Open House
HPOD’s annual community gathering to learn about upcoming events and opportunities
Right to Science and Access to Technology for Older Persons
The third event in UNITAR’s yearlong roundtable series ‘Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing’
Access to Health Systems for Older Persons in Conflict Areas
The second event in UNITAR’s virtual roundtable series ‘Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing’
From Awareness to Action
Ensuring climate and crisis response that works for all
The Right to Work for Older Migrants, Refugees, and Stateless Persons
First of five events in UNITAR’s virtual roundtable series ‘Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing’
Mental Health and Climate Change
When a global crisis and planetary emergency collide
Tracing the Origins of Mass Institutionalization of Persons with Disabilities in North America
Book talk with HPOD Fellow Alex Green
Disability Rights Advocacy and Legalism in South Korea and Japan
Book talk with Professor Celeste Arrington
Disability Inclusion’s Role in U.S. Foreign Policy
In conversation with U.S. Department of State Special Advisor Sara Minkara
Climate Change Is a Disability Issue
How to advance disability-inclusive climate practices, from classroom engagement to inclusive policy
Disability Rights and Access to the Ballot
Safeguarding all persons with disabilities’ full and effective political participation
Disability as a Missing Dimension in Disarmament Diplomacy
Side event on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
Open House
HPOD’s annual community gathering to connect and preview opportunities to advance disability rights
Understanding the CRPD in the Context of Climate Risks and Emergencies
COSP17 side event highlights states’ obligations in the Inter-American Human Rights System
Ending the Mass Incarceration of Persons of Color with Disabilities
Toward intersectional solutions to transform policing
Advancing Disability Climate Justice in the Courts
Assessing strategies for including persons with disabilities through litigation around the world
U.S. Government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment Highlights Outsize Climate Risks for Persons with Disabilities
Learn more at the upcoming NCA5 Public Engagement Webinar on Human Health & COVID-19
Strengthening International Humanitarian Legal Protections for Marginalized Groups
Accounting for children, women, and persons with disabilities
Reckoning with the History of State Institutions for People with Disabilities
At HPOD panel, advocates, scholars, and institution survivors discuss efforts to uncover an untold story
Access to Health and Social Care Services
UNITAR’s fourth 2023 Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing roundtable event
Ensuring Disability Inclusion in the Global Climate Action Agenda
Call to action ahead of the 28th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Open House
HPOD’s annual community gathering to connect and preview opportunities to advance disability rights
Access to Labor Markets for Older Persons
UNITAR’s second 2023 Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing roundtable event
Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing
UNITAR’s 2023 roundtable series to promote the rights of older persons
Movement and Cohesion in the Disability, Peace, and Security Agenda
Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Persons with Disabilities side event
Lunchtime Conversation with Andrew Leon Hanna
on “25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs”
Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health
Strategies for avoiding potential data harms
Combating Isolation: The Idea of a Right to Belong
What Kim Samuel’s New Book “On Belonging” Means for Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons
Rights of Voters with Intellectual Disabilities in the United States
Ongoing Advocacy Efforts Amid a Wave of Suppression
Disability Climate Justice
Towards Evidence-Based Research on Disability and Climate Change
HPOD’s Open House
NEW LOCATION
Rights of Children with Disabilities in Africa
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights
Harvard Law School Library Book Talk with Professors Vikram Patel and Michael Ashley Stein
The CRPD and the Global South
The Pike Lecture at Boston University School of Law featuring Professor Michael Ashley Stein
Global Disability Cause Lawyering
Perspectives from Leading Lawyers in the Movement
Universal Deaf Access
How to Reshape Cultural, Academic, Architectonic, and Virtual Spaces
Harvard Law School Library Book Talk
The Cambridge Companion to Business and Human Rights Law eds. Ilias Bantekas and Michael Stein
Pressing for Disability Rights
How Journalists and Advocates Should Cover Today’s Challenges
Book Launch: Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights
October 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Disruptions of Dignity:
COVID-19 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Latin America
Accessible Technology and the Developing World
Harvard Law School Library Book Talk
Open House
MEET OUR TEAM, HEAR ABOUT OUR WORK, AND LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME INVOLVED
CRPD Shadow Reporting
Opportunities for Self-Advocacy
Video: Not Your Ritual Object
Disabled Perspectives in Inclusive Liturgy and Spiritual Arts
Parents with Disabilities
Rights, Remedies & the Road Ahead
Fernald’s Legacy
Ensuring We Never Forget Disability Rights History
COVID-19 & Disability:
A Holistic Examination of Pandemic Impact
Parents with Disabilities
Rights, Remedies & the Road Ahead
Leadership development for people with disabilities
HPOD partners with Beit Issie Shapiro for this 3-part webinar series
CENTERING EMBODIED COLLECTIVITY:
Disability Aesthetics & Culture
2020 Virtual Open House
Meet our team, hear about our work, and learn how you can become involved
Persons with Disabilities’ Right to Political Participation around the Globe
Perspectives from Africa, Latin America, and the U.S.
Aging Veterans with Disabilities
A Cross-National Study of Policies and Challenges.
Disability and the Legal Profession
A conversation with international lawyers with disabilities about creating a more inclusive profession
Beyond Rights: Intersectional Disabled Movements & Disability Justice for Our Future
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Lydia X. Z. Brown, Esq. at HPOD
A Community for All: An Honest Conversation about Disabilities
Executive Director Michael Stein on Momentum Boost
LIVESTREAM: Artificial Intelligence and Disability/Dependency:
Equity, Access, and Interdependence
Committed: Native Self-determination, Kinship, Institutionalization, and Remembering
Co-sponsored by Disability Law Student Association Harvard Native American Law Students Association Delivered by Susan Burch, Director and Professor of American Studies, Middlebury College Tuesday, February 11, 12pm Austin Hall, 3rd Floor The Morgan Courtroom Susan Burch is director and professor of American studies and a former director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Race […]
Women with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
with Venus Ilagan, former Secretary General of Rehabilitation International
A Conversation on Sports, Law and Life
With Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon, Long Jump Record Holder
Annual Open House
Hear about our work and how you can get involved!
Mental Health and Africa
Join HPOD, GMH@Harvard, the Center for African Studies, and the Harvard African Law Association for a discussion onMental Health and Africa Delivered byElizabeth Kamundia, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Commentators Emmanuel K. Akyeampong Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies Vikram Harshad Patel, MBBS, PhD The Pershing Square, Professor of […]
Book Talk: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:
A Commentary
DEFIANT LIVES
A documentary directed by Sarah Barton
A Conversation with Olympic Medalist Michelle Kwan & Special Olympics Medalist Melissa Reilly
Moderated by Professor William Alford
Clifford Beers and The Making of the Modern Mental Health Movement
From the forth-coming book by Ari Ne’eman, Co-founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Making New York (and other cities) Accessible
with Victor Calise, Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
Social Inclusion and the Human Right of Belonging
A lunchtime talk by Professor Kim Samuel
Accessibility & Art-Making:
A Talk on Inclusivity in the Arts in Partnership with Harvard Dance Center
Disability and Citizenship: Global and Local Perspectives
Professor Michael Stein at Radcliffe Conference on Disability
A Conversation With the General Counsel of Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chris Clay
Presented by the Veterans Legal Clinic, Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School.
HPOD’s Open House in honor of Special Olympics at 50
Save the Date!
5th Annual Award for the Betterment of Humanity to Special Olympics
HPOD Celebrate 50 year of Special Olympics
2018 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference
Beyond Disadvantage: Disability, Law, and Bioethics
Reunion Talk Class of 1988: The Role of Lawyers in Serving Community, Nation, and World [in Turbulent Times]
Class of 1988: The Role of Lawyers in Serving Community, Nation, and World [in Turbulent Times] Moderator: Julie Chiu ’88, Owner, Julie Chiu & Associates Panelists: Jonas Bergstein LL.M. ’88, Partner, Bergstein Abogados Luc Frieden LL.M. ’88, Partner, Elvinger Hoss; Former Luxembourg Minister of Justice and Finance Michael Stein ’88, Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard […]
HLS 200th – Enabling the World Through Disability Rights
The Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD) works to integrate theory and practice, with our scholarly work informing our applied endeavors and vice versa. Established in 2004 to assist in the drafting of the landmark United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), HPOD has worked in more than 40 nations […]
Co-sponsored screening of Off the Rails
Off the Rails – a documentary at the Brattle Theatre.
Considering Empowerment – Stories of Self-Advocacy from South Africa
Lunchtime Talk with Jean Elphick
Disability Law and Perceptions of Fakery: An Empirical Approach
Lunchtime Talk with Doron Dorfman
From Glory to Degradation: Disability from the Civil War to the Age of Eugenics
Lunchtime Talk with Ari Ne’eman
HLS Library Book Talk: Disability, Human Rights, and Information Technology
Harvard Law School Library discussion panel on the book, Disability, Human Rights, and Information Technology (Jonathan Lazar & Michael Ashley Stein eds., Univ. Pa. Press, June 26, 2017). Michael Ashley Stein is Visiting Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability. Jonathan Lazar is Professor of Computer and Information […]
Canaries in the Coal Mine: People with Disabilities and Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis
The Harvard Law School Project on Disability & The Petrie Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics present Canaries in the Coal Mine: People with Disabilities and Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis, delivered by Tom Shakespeare, Senior Lecturer at Norwich Medical School, the University of East Anglia
HPOD Open House with Keynote by Ambassador Luis Gallegos
The Harvard Law School Project on Disability presents The Annual HPOD Open House With Special Guest Speaker, Ambassador Luis Gallegos Chair, UNCRPD Ad Hoc Committee Formerly, Ambassador of Ecuador to the UN and the US Introduced by Professor Michael Stein Meet the HPOD team and hear about our work Non-Pizza lunch will be served Co-sponsored […]
HPOD Open House with Keynote by Justice Albie Sachs
HPOD’s Annual Open House will feature a keynote by Albie Sachs, formerly of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, and opening remarks by Dean Martha Minow. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.
Disability and Development Conference Oslo
In conjunction with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, HPOD is co-sponsoring an international conference on disability-inclusive development.