All About the NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Central Time

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Webinar Host: Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University.

Description: In March, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released their NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research. The plan offers a comprehensive roadmap to advance innovative, responsible research that promotes the health and well-being of Americans with disabilities. In this webinar, Adam Politis, NIH Senior Advisor for Disability Health Research, will explain the plan’s goals, objectives, and crosscutting themes. Then, he will be joined by Laurin Bixby, Lurie Institute Research Scientist, for a discussion about the plan as well as answer questions from attendees.

ASL interpreting and captioning will be provided.