The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy is dedicated to improving the lives of people with autism and other disabilities across the lifespan through innovative social polices that foster inclusion into the mainstream of society. The Lurie Institute conducts research on disability policy in the United States with a special emphasis on autism, focusing on the lifespan of persons with disabilities and their families, and analyzing policy options for achieving the broadest integration of persons with disabilities into the mainstream of U.S. society, including their own voices in such analyses.
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy was created with a generous gift from the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation. Through research, policy development, education, and public engagement, the Lurie Institute provides a comprehensive approach to addressing disability issues across the lifespan. Brandeis’ ongoing scientific research into developmental disabilities, including autism, also informs the Institute’s activities.
Mission
The mission of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy is to lead research and training initiatives that promote effective, efficient policies to improve the well-being of children and adults with disabilities and their caregiving families, across the lifespan.
News and Events
The Lurie Institute will present the film Body & Soul:Diana & Kathy on January 27, 2012 in Heller, G-3 at 5pm. For more information about the film, click here.
Lurie Institute Fellow, Taletha Derrington will be presenting a poster entitled "Drug-Exposed Infants and Part C Early Intervention: The Federal Referral Mandate and Service Engagement " at the ZERO TO THREE's 26th National Training Institute Conference December 9-11, 2011, in Washington, DC and she will be presenting a paper on "Development of a Drug-Exposed Infant Identification Algorithm and Its Application to Early Intervention Referral, Evaluation, and Eligibility" at the 17th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, December 14-16, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and the Arc of Massachusetts co-sponsored a workshop presentation by Elizabeth Bostic on Special Education Rights and Advocacy on November 29th. To learn more about this event, click here.
Susan L. Parish, director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and James M. Perrin, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, co-authored "Cutting SSI Would Only Hurt Children", an op-ed that ran in the October 27, 2011 online edition of USA Today. Click here to read the complete op-ed.
Dr. Susan Parish, dIrector of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, presented two papers at Inequity to Equity, the APA Conference on Disabilities at Gallaudet University, Washington DC on October 16-18th, 2011. Click on the paper titles to find links to the two presentations, Recruitment and Consent of Women with Intellectual Disabilities in a Health Promotion RCT and Changes in Reprodcutive Cancer Screening Knowledge of Women with Developmental Disabilities:Results from a RCT.
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy Annual Report for the year ending June 30, 2011 is now available. Click here to read a summary of the highlights of last year.
The Inaugural Lurie Institute Distinguished Lecture in Disability Policy was held on September 19, 2011 in honor of Mrs. Nancy Lurie Marks to recognize her generosity and commitment to improving the quality of life for individuals with autism.
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Ph.D. '78, Director of the Waisman Center, was the Keynote Speaker at the Inaugural Lecture. Dr. Seltzer spoke on the “Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Stress in Mothers of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder”. To link to her presentation, click here.
Lurie Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Esther Son, PhD, presented her research on the prevalence of bullying among young children with disabilities at The Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in October, 2011.
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy is delighted to welcome the first two Lurie Institute post-doctoral fellows, Dr. Esther Son and Dr. Subharati Ghosh. More information about both Dr. Son and Dr. Ghosh can be found here.
New research from the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy finds gains in cervical and breast cancer screening knowledge of women with developmental disabilities following their participation in Women Be Healthy. - More.
Walter Leutz and Marji Erickson Warfield will be presenting in July 2011 on the "A Helping Hand Project" - More
On June 29th, 2011, Susan Parish was an invited speaker at the International Conference on Disability Policy sponsored by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, and the Research on Economy and Disability (READ) project at the University of Tokyo. View the powerpoint presentation here.
Susan Parish won the Heller Teaching Award on April 14, 2011 - More
The Lurie Institute Announces a New Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Disability Policy - More
Dr. Peter Bearman presents lecture as part of the Lurie Instititue Seminar Series, March 2011.