Insights from Federal Agencies on How to Engage People with Disabilities in Policies, Programs, and Evaluations

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy and some of their federal partners are hosting a virtual roundtable discussion about agencies’ successes, challenges, and lessons learned as they have incorporated lived experience and equitable research practices into their disability-related programs and policies. Disability-focused programs and offices that have sought to embed equity into their work can provide valuable insight on how to incorporate the lived experience of people with disabilities into policies, programs, research, and evaluations.

Panelists

• Jeffry Hemmeter, Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner - Office of Research, Demonstration, and Employment Support, Social Security Administration
• Marie Lawrence, Senior Social Science Research Analyst - Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (invited)
• Savi Swick, Director of Research, Employment and Training Programs, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor
• Purvi Sevak, Mathematica’s business director of disability projects
• Denise Hoffman, a principal researcher at Mathematica Denise Hoffman, a principal researcher at Mathematica

This online event will take place on Thursday, July 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET