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Meet Crystal Aguero-Norman (she/her), Legal Research Assistant at the Law Health Policy Disability Center 💛 Wake Forest alum + UIowa Law grad, coffee-fueled scholar, library dweller, and accessibility advocate. We’re lucky to have her!
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December 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Meet Angie Wright, Assistant Research Scientist at the LHPDC! 🌟 From Clinton, IA, Angie holds degrees in Sociology & Social Work (PhD). She’s a mom, wife, and researcher who loves murder mysteries. Learn more about our team: lhpdc.law.uiowa.edu
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December 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Meet Tessa Heeren! 🎉
Tessa is our Research Manager at LHPDC. She studied at Iowa State & University of Iowa, earning degrees in Advertising and Social Work. Outside work, Tessa loves biking, swimming, disc golf, and reading.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Today marks #IDPD2025! At UIowa’s Law, Health Policy & Disability Center, we strive to foster disability‑inclusive societies for advancing social progress, the UN theme for this year. Join us in advancing equity & inclusion. Learn more: www.un.org/en/observanc...
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations
The International Day of Disabled Persons aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. At UIowa’s Law, Health Policy & Disability Center, we work to advance equity, accessibility, and inclusion. Learn more: lhpdc.law.uiowa.edu

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Law, Health Policy & Disability Center | The University of Iowa
We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) through research, employing a diverse workforce, and prioritizing accessibility as a fully remote organization. We beli...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
NPR highlights how diversion programs can better serve people with cognitive disabilities in the justice system, work that aligns with out Law, Health Policy & Disability Center mission to advance equity at the University of Iowa.
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npr.org NPR @npr.org · Nov 1
The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment. n.pr/4oj2jNz
How one legal team is building support for people with cognitive disabilities
The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We believe systemic barriers (like criminalizing mental illness or restrictive asset limits) are policy choices. Our work strives toward universal design, access, and collective liberation. #evaluation #disabilityrights #LHPDC #uiowa #policy #iowa #disability #research #equity #justice
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Our research prioritizes the voices of people with lived experience and their support networks. We reject undervaluing people with disabilities everyone’s worth is far beyond income or employment.

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November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
At LHPDC, we design and run both qualitative and quantitative evaluations to understand process and outcomes. We value science + real people.

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November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
✨ Welcome to the LHPDC on Bluesky! We’re advancing disability equity through research, policy, and community partnership in Iowa and beyond. Follow along for updates on access, advocacy, and the work happening across our state.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM