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
Susan Parish will present "Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening for Women with Intellectual Disabilities" to the faculty of the MGl Health Policy Institute in Boston on Friday, May 11th. Her powerpoint presentation can be found here.
Dr. Subharti Ghosh, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, presented "Life Course Impacts of Parenting a Child with Disabilities" on April 25th at the Heller School. Click here to view her powerpoint presentation.
Susan Parish, director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, presented "Rigorous and Inclusive Health Promotion Research with Women with Disabilities:New Evidence from the Field", on April 4, 2012, to the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research in Washington, DC. To view the powerpoint presentation, click here.
The Lurie Institute has several new YouTube videos related to the Women Be Healthy project. Click on the links below to view these videos.
Women Be Healthy - Mammograms http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Women Be Healthy - Pap Tests http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9ylkUuKcXQ&feature=relmfu
Women Be Healthy - Screening Plans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FER-RCwZNA&feature=relmfu
Click on the links below to read more about the success of the Women Be Healthy program.
Women Be Healthy: Outreach across North Carolina
Women Be Healthy: Graduating to Better Health
On April 3, 2012, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management Tuesday Talks Series featured Susan Parish. The topic of Dr. Parish's talk was "Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening for Women with Intellectual Disabilities." Click here to view the powerpoint of her presentation.