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A Resurgence of Disability Institutions?

Learning from the Nation’s troubled past to avoid future harms

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The Discordant Singer

How Peter Singer’s Treatment of Global Poverty and Disability Is Inconsistent and Why It Matters

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Guachalá Chimbo v. Ecuador

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Vindicates Persons with Disabilities’ Right to Receive Health on the Basis of Informed Consent

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Harvard Law School Project on Disability provides legal support during pandemic

Harvard Law Today

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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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CENTERING EMBODIED COLLECTIVITY:

Disability Aesthetics & Culture

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2020 Virtual Open House

Meet our team, hear about our work, and learn how you can become involved

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Aging Veterans with Disabilities

A Cross-National Study of Policies and Challenges.

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

with Lydia X. Z. Brown

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

Lydia X. Z. Brown, Esq. at HPOD

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A Community for All: An Honest Conversation about Disabilities

Executive Director Michael Stein on Momentum Boost

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An Oral History of the Special Olympics in China

Volume 3

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An Oral History of the Special Olympics in China

Volume 2

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An Oral History of the Special Olympics in China

Volume 1

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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 4

A series of videos on self-advocacy

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Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 3

A series of videos on self-advocacy

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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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Committed: Native Self-determination, Kinship, Institutionalization, and Remembering

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Women with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific

with Venus Ilagan, former Secretary General of Rehabilitation International

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R to L; Emmanuel K. Akyeampong, Elizabeth Kamundi, Vikram Harshad Patel, and Michael Stein

Mental Health in Africa

Event Recap

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Annual Open House

Hear about our work and how you can get involved!

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Mental Health and Africa

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

Harvard Law School hosts Olympians

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DEFIANT LIVES

A documentary directed by Sarah Barton

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A Conversation with Olympic Medalist Michelle Kwan & Special Olympics Medalist Melissa Reilly

Moderated by Professor William Alford

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Ari Ne’eman speaks at HPOD

A chapter from his forthcoming book on the history of disability in America

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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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Professor Kim Samuel speaks about her work at HPOD

Social inclusion and the human right to belong

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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

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Making New York (and other cities) Accessible

with Victor Calise, Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

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Social Inclusion and the Human Right of Belonging

A lunchtime talk by Professor Kim Samuel

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William Alford, at podium, delivering Cohen Chair address

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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Accessibility & Art-Making:

A Talk on Inclusivity in the Arts in Partnership with Harvard Dance Center

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Disability and Citizenship: Global and Local Perspectives

Professor Michael Stein at Radcliffe Conference on Disability

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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.

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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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HPOD’s Open House in honor of Special Olympics at 50

Save the Date!

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5th Annual Award for the Betterment of Humanity to Special Olympics

HPOD Celebrate 50 year of 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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Disability Law and Perceptions of Fakery: The Need to Restore Public Trust in Rights

A blog post by Doron Dorfman

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2018 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference

Beyond Disadvantage: Disability, Law, and Bioethics

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Considering Empowerment: Stories of Self-Advocacy from South Africa

Dr. Jean Elphick speaks at HPOD

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Reunion Talk Class of 1988: The Role of Lawyers in Serving Community, Nation, and World [in Turbulent Times]

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HLS 200th – Enabling the World Through Disability Rights

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Disability Law and Perceptions of Fakery: An Empirical Approach

Lunchtime Talk with Doron Dorfman

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From Glory to Degradation: Disability from the Civil War to the Age of Eugenics

Lunchtime Talk with Ari Ne’eman

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HLS Library Book Talk: Disability, Human Rights, and Information Technology

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