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Mon, 08/04/2025
KU receives $1M to expand technology access for Kansans with disabilities
The state grant will support University of Kansas Life Span Institute research toward increasing independence, inclusion and quality of life for people with disabilities across Kansas.
Wed, 06/26/2024
KU researchers highlight how $80.6 billion in federal spending supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationwide
In recognition of the anniversary of the 1999 decision, which was celebrated June 20 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, University of Kansas researchers shared information about how federal funds are distributed to each state to help individuals, families and caretakers.
Mon, 11/20/2023
Grant to Support Project's Goal to Make Disability Data Accessible and Inclusive
Numbers alone can’t tell a story. That’s the foundation of a project now based at the University of Kansas that takes volumes of raw federal and state expenditure data and distills that information for everyone — including policymakers, service providers and individuals with developmental disabilities and their families — to...
Fri, 10/07/2022
State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Project Moved to the University of Kansas
The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Project, a longitudinal data project funded under the Projects of National Significance at ACL has moved to the University of Kansas. This project investigates revenue, spending, and programmatic trends in intellectual and developmental disability services in all 50 states, DC, and the...