Program for Disability Research News

SMLR experts analyzed federal data ahead of National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the launch of a major new research initiative.

Carnegie-Knight News21 interviews Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about the impossible choice facing many people with disabilities: “Do I go in and risk my life or do I lose my job?”

The Corpus Christi Caller Times cites voter turnout data from the Program for Disability Research and quotes Lisa Schur on the importance of mail-in voting.

Down to the Struts interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about voting accessibility and the rise in turnout.

Forbes cites a report by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research, which finds the expansion of mail-in voting boosted turnout among people with disabilities in 2020.

The Hill publishes an op-ed on the wave of Republican-led voting restrictions, citing turnout data by the Program for Disability Research.

Bloomberg Law quotes Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research who says, “We are in the middle of a major change for the future of work.”

A report by SMLR's Program for Disability Research and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission finds voting by mail boosted turnout by six percentage points.

The New York Times reports on state legislation that could limit voting accessibility, citing data from the Program for Disability Research.

HuffPost talks to Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about state laws that could reverse recent progress on voting accessibility.