October is Also Disability Cultural Month

Posted in DEI News

Surveillance data shows that 1 in 4 adults in the USA identify as an individual with disabilities. Documented disparities have this group in the list of underrepresented in cancer research included in the 2019 National Institutes of Health (NIH) notice of interest in diversity for funding purposes.

The Lombardi Diversity Equity and Inclusion Office is happy to share the National Institutes of Health notice of disparities designation and Suggestions to Increase Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities in Research found in the article Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Research by Jennifer Bowers, Ph.D., M.P.H. and Rachelle Brick, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., O.T.R./L., Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI.

Georgetown University Disability Cultural Month

Visit the Georgetown University 2024 calendar of events in celebration of Disability Cultural Month.