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Tomorrow at 9:30 AM ET: UNITAR’s Health and Social Security for Older Persons roundtable, which we are co-sponsoring. 💻 unitar.org/sustainable-devel…
#Ageing #DisabilityRights #OlderPersons #SocialSecurity #HealthyAgeing #DisabilityAdvocacy #UNITAR
Today at 12:20 PM ET, join us for our “Olmstead About-Face” panel! We'll be in Wasserstein Caspersen Center, Room 1015.
Learn more here: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#disabilityjustice #disabilityinclusion #disabilityadvocacy
Tomorrow: “Olmstead About-Face.”
A panel on recent changes in *Olmstead* enforcement and community integration.
🕧 12:20–1:20 PM ET.
📍 Wasserstein Caspersen Center, Room 1015.
Details: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#disabilityjustice #disabilityrights #communityintegration
Olmstead has shaped disability community integration for decades. On Oct. 13, we examine a recent change in federal enforcement policy and what it may mean in practice.
Details: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#HPOD #HarvardLawSchool #DisabilityRights #DisabilityInclusion
New on our blog: Anne Fracht writes about how self-advocates in Massachusetts are confronting the legacy of institutionalization and leading efforts to preserve disability history.
Read “Righting Historic Wrongs”: hpod.law.harvard.edu/news/ri…
#disabilityjustice #advocacy
🗓️ Oct. 13 | 🕧 12:20–1:20 PM ET. 📍 Wasserstein Caspersen Center, Room 1015.
“Olmstead About-Face” will examine DOJ’s new approach to Olmstead enforcement and implications for community integration.
Details: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#disabilityjustice #disabilityrights
🍁Coming up at HPOD this October:
Oct. 13 — 𝑂𝑙𝑚𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑑 panel
Oct. 20 — Stein + Waterstone
Oct. 22 — UNITAR ageing roundtable
Oct. 28 — Special Olympics’ David Evangelist
View events: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/ & stay tuned for more updates!
#disabilityjustice
#advocacy
Tomorrow: HPOD Open House 👋 🗓️ Sept. 23 | 🕧 12:20–1:20 PM ET | 📍 Hauser Hall 102.
Learn about current HPOD work and ways to get involved: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/… Hope to see you there!
#disabilityjustice #openhouse #humanrights #harvard
🗓️ Tomorrow 🕤 9:30 to 11 a.m. ET 💻 Zoom
@UNITAR’s virtual roundtable on economic and employment security for older persons, co-sponsored by us.
Details: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#Ageing
#HumanRights
What would help people age with security, dignity, and opportunity?
On June 25, we will be co-sponsoring @UNITAR’s virtual roundtable on economic and employment security for older persons to explore the answer to this question.
Details: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#Humanrights
Older persons continue to contribute in powerful ways, yet many face barriers to decent work, training, and social protection—discuss with us and @UNITAR on June 25.
Learn more and register for the virtual roundtable: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#Ageing
#Humanrights
🗓️ June 25 | 🕤 9:30-11am ET | 💻 Zoom
We are co-sponsoring @UNITAR’s roundtable on economic and employment security for older persons!
Learn more: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#UNITAR #Ageing #EconomicSecurity #HumanRights
🔔 Today at 10 a.m. ET: HPOD co-hosts a COSP19 side event on disabilitytech, emerging technologies, and disability human rights.
Details + registration: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#COSP19 #disabilitytech #humanrights
We hope to see you there!
ALT Image description: Event flyer for a COSP19 side event “Startups & Emerging Technologies as Drivers of Human Rights?” On June 11, 2026 from 10-11:30am hosted by the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York, co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Mexico, Peru, and Sri Lanka, and co-organized by Zero Project International and the Harvard Law School Project on Disability.
🗓️ This Thursday at COSP19: HPOD will co-host a side event on disabilitytech, emerging technologies, and disability human rights.
🕙 June 11, 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET Learn more and register: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#cosp19
#disabilitytech
#disabilityrights
On June 11, HPOD and co-organizers including @MexONU @AustriaUN and @PeruEnLaONU convene a COSP19 side event on disabilitytech and disability human rights. Learn more and register here: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/… #cosp19 #disabilitytech #inclusivity #humanrights
⚡️ Disabilitytech is gaining momentum. On June 11, HPOD will co-host a COSP19 side event on how emerging technologies can support access, autonomy, and disability human rights. Learn more and register: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/… #cosp19 #disabilitytech #emergingtech #humanrights
As technology changes, disability rights conversations are changing too. Join us on June 11 for a COSP19 side event on disabilitytech and CRPD implementation. Learn more and register: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/… #disabilitytech #cosp19 #humanrights
🗓️ June 11 | 🕙 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET | 📍 Austrian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, NY
We are co-organizing a COSP19 side event on disabilitytech, emerging technologies, and disability human rights!
Register here: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#Disabilitytech #COSP19
‼️RSVP for our webinar tomorrow-Feb 10th. Co-organized by @PetrieFlom @HarvardDRCLAS, this event will explore the Right To Care as we discuss inclusive care for all. Registration: hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/…
#righttocare #advocacy #disabilityjustice #disabilityadvocate #humanrights
