News Archive

• Lieke van Heumen and Courtney Krueger promote inclusivity in disability studies research

  Wednesday, September 4, 2024

• IDHD researcher spotlights stories of disability

  Tuesday, June 4, 2024

  T.J. Gordon Jr. has developed two projects collecting personal stories of both the struggle and the pride of living with disability

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  Robin Jones named accessibility advisor for the 2024 Democratic National Convention

  Friday, March 29, 2024

  Disability and accessibility expert is working to make the Democratic convention the most accessible political convention in history

• Kruti Acharya named a 2024 fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  Monday, January 22, 2024

  DHD associate professor and physician is one of seven experts selected

• Researchers receive $620,000 grant to develop resources and services for Asian American elderly

  Monday, October 23, 2023

  The project is led by principal investigator Mansha Mirza and co-PI Sumithra Murthy

• Delphine Labbé is awarded a $600,000, three-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation

  Wednesday, October 11, 2023

  The project aims to promote leisure-time physical activity for Latine and Black people with disability

• Azadeh Safaeian joins DHD as UIC Bridge to Faculty postdoctoral research associate

  Wednesday, October 4, 2023

  Safaeian's research concerns disability studies and trauma in literature and film in the context of the Middle East

• The Institute on Disability and Human Development receives $3 million grant

  Monday, October 2, 2023

  IDHD is Illinois' only University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service