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Disability
Who Are We
SECTION LEADERSHIP
Chair: Meg Traci
Past Chair: Willi Horner-Johnson
Chair-Elect: Dot Nary
Secretary: David Tillman
Awards Chair: Adriane Griffen
Treasurer: Amanda Reichard
Membership Chair: Mara Nery-Hurwit
Communications Chair: Vijay Vasudevan
Program Chair: Amy Rauworth
Policy Chairs: Barbara Kornblau and Randall Owen
Student Liaison: Erica Twardzik
Accessibility Liaison: Karl Cooper
Governing Councilors: Kiyoshi Yamaki and Anthony Cahill
Section Councilors: Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, Randall O’Brien, Amanda Reichard, Mara Nery-Hurwit, Amy Rauworth, and Vijay Vasudevan
Disability and Public Health
Publisher: American Public Health Association
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Mission
To raise awareness and promote actions related to public health issues that affect the health, functional, social, and environmental aspects of disability. These issues include the causes and prevention of impairments and disabilities, especially secondary conditions; health promotion and rehabilitation; barriers and facilitators, both physical and social, that affect participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of society; and advocacy for public policies for individuals with disabilities.
Our diverse members work at academic institutions, federal and state governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, community-based institutions and private institutions.
Timeline
History and Timeline of Disability Section
Resources
U.S. government links
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Academic journals
Disability and Health Journal
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Disability Studies Quarterly
Journal of Disability Policy Studies
Related organizations
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
American Association on Health and Disability