This past August 28 – September 21, 2019 DIDI co-leaders Stephen Meyers and Megan McCloskey taught a month long study abroad program in Jamaica. Disability, Aging, and Development in Jamaica

On June 7, 2019 the Disability-Inclusive Development Initiative (DIDI) Fellows at the University of Washington to traveled downtown Seattle to hold a workshop on disability inclusive policies and practices for

Undergraduate DIDI Fellows Jessica Niewohner and Shannon Pierson and DIDI faculty co-leader Stephen Meyers published “‘Leave no one behind’? The exclusion of persons with disabilities by development NGOs” in Disability

As technology continues to rapidly advance, the seemingly distant, futuristic societies depicted in various sci-fi stories are becoming closer to reality. The continual development of artificial intelligence (AI) capability promises

In his new book, Civilizing Disability Society: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Socializing Grassroots Disabled Persons Organizations in Nicaragua (Cambridge University Press, September 2019), Stephen Meyers, Assistant

Beginning 2020, the fifth generation of wireless technology is expected to be widely implemented throughout the world. The new network, called 5G, promises to give faster speeds and a higher

DISABILITY INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE – WINTER/SPRING 2020 – APPLY BY JANUARY 24 We are inviting applications from undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the Disability Inclusive Development Initiative during winter

Dr. Niko Switek is DAAD visiting assistant professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. Dr. Switek works

Jackson School Faculty Jessica Beyer, an expert on international cybersecurity and non-state actors, features on an all-female panel on “Decoding the Disinformation Problem,” an event hosted on August 13 by the

Dr. Patrick Christie is a professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) at the University of Washington. Dr. Christie