Program for Disability Research News

Led by SMLR's Lisa Schur and Douglas Kruse, co-directors of the Program for Disability Research, Rutgers has produced more studies on disability and work than any other institution. Three major grants are now turbocharging their work.

Courthouse News Service reports on a U.S. Election Assistance Commission study co-authored by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

The Hill interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research, whose study finds the percentage of people with disabilities who had difficulty voting dropped by more than half between 2012 and 2020.

Wisconsin Watch: The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism cites turnout data from the Program for Disability Research. | Urban Milwaukee, the Wausau Pilot & Review, WISC-TV, and several other news organizations republish the story

POPSUGAR reports on the underlying conditions that make some people with disabilities more susceptible to the virus, quoting Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research. | Yahoo Life republishes the story

Forbes publishes a column noting that Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research will issue a report analyzing voter turnout.

The Hill runs an op-ed on the voting power of people with disabilities and the issues they care about the most, citing a report by the Program for Disability Research.

Cronkite News, a service of Arizona PBS, reports on accessibility concerns and cites a report by the Program for Disability Research.

The Hill reports on polling place accessibility, citing electorate projections by the Program for Disability Research.

NBC LX interviews Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about the growing electorate and persistent barriers to voting.