Blog Posts

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

Parents with Disabilities

Rights, Remedies & the Road Ahead

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.

Event Video: Persons with Disabilities' Right to Political Participation around the Globe

PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE U.S

Beyond Rights: Intersectional Disabled Movements & Disability Justice for Our Future

with Lydia X. Z. Brown

A Community for All: An Honest Conversation about Disabilities

Executive Director Michael Stein on Momentum Boost

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

NEWS: How people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing the pandemic

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

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