Disability: The Critical but Absent Part of Public Policy

Please join the Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Board for a conversation on the major achievements in disability rights and justice in the United States, where that puts us today globally, and what the roadmap ahead looks like – in the U.S. and around the world. Panelists include: 

• Rep. Jim Langevin HKS '94: Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, RI-2 (2001-2023) and the first quadriplegic to serve in Congress 
• Sara Minkara HKS ’14: Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, Department of State  
• Brooke Ellison ‘00 HKS ‘04 PhD: Associate Professor at Stony Brook University and Disability Rights Advocate   
• Professor Michael Ashley Stein HLS '88 (Moderator): Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability

An ASL interpreter will be present at this Forum. If you have any questions about accommodations or the physical access provided, please contact 617.495.1360 or iop_info@hks.harvard.edu in advance of the event.

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