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Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies

All Projects

Mission

To conduct timely and meaningful research and evaluation to inform health and disability policy, with the goal of improving access and quality of care for all people, particularly for those with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

Current Projects 


Disability and Health Data Collaborative

In collaboration with researchers from New York, Massachusetts and South Carolina, this project builds upon previous IHDPS work (KS Disability and Health Program, 2016-2022) to study the Medicaid utilization trends of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and those with serious and persistent mental illness. The study will allow for comparisons between four unique states and is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

Kansas Employment First

IHDPS staff are working with the KU-Center on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services to turn Kansas’ promise of Employment First into a reality for the state’s residents with disabilities. KUCDD and KU -HDPS is teaming up with local, state, and national experts on employment to convene stakeholder groups, develop actionable policy recommendations, make recommendations for robust data collection and analysis systems to monitor Employment First outcomes and develop infrastructure to enhance capacity for Employment First. The learn more about Kansas Employment First please go to: kansasemploymentfirst.org.

 

National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD)

This project builds upon the success of the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) first 3 waves and develops partnerships with other NIDILRR-funded projects to develop survey questions, analyze data using appropriate methods, and assure activities are conducted in a rigorous and timely fashion.Use of the well-established NSHD provides the opportunity for collecting longitudinal, pre- and post-pandemic, data.

Findings will be used to develop policy briefs, consumer resources, scholarly journal articles, and specific policy and practice recommendations to address identified pandemic-related issues that affect the health and function, employment, and/or community living of Americans with disabilities. Anticipated outcomes of project activities include increased knowledge of the impact of COVID-19 and improved policies and practices.

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Advancing Employment Equity for Multiply Marginalized People with Disabilities (LU2E-RRTC)

As subcontractors to the Langston University RRTC on this NIDILRR-funded Equity Center, the research center will generate new knowledge leading to a reduction of disparities in employment outcomes among multiply marginalized people with disabilities (i.e., Black, Indigenous, and people of color [BIPOC], LGBTQIA+ status, poverty status, rural geography). IHDPS is collaborating with researchers from Langston to analyze data from our National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) and conduct a follow-up Delphi study to provide detailed information about employment disparities and barriers.