# News [### An Ode To The Culture: Harvard’s ASL Program ](/news/2026/05/ode-culture-harvards-asl-program) May 07, 2026 The summer before my freshman fall, a sophomore friend at Harvard told me about her friend’s “amazing” experience with Harvard’s ASL program. Afterwards, I decided to enroll in ASL 1 to fulfill my language requirement, get to know a culture I was... description [### Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Partners with KultureCity® To Offer A More Inclusive Experience for Museum Visitors with Sensory Challenges ](/news/2026/05/harvard-museums-science-culture-partners-kulturecityr-offer-more-inclusive-experience) May 07, 2026 KultureCity, ® a leading nonprofit dedicated to promoting inclusivity and accessibility for individuals with sensory needs, reports that one in every four people in the U.S. has an invisible disability. This includes autism spectrum disorder, post... description [### Identifying barriers faced by people with disabilities ](/news/2025/06/identifying-barriers-faced-people-disabilities) June 02, 2025 Melissa Shang had planned to become a disability rights attorney and had set her sights on studying sociology on a prelaw track. Once at Harvard, she quickly found a new possibility. Click this link to read more at the Harvard Gazette article. description [### Anne Fracht Receives Career Achievement Award ](/news/2025/05/anne-fracht-receives-career-achievement-award) May 02, 2025 On April 3rd, HPOD's Self-Advocacy Associate, Anne Fracht , was honored with a career achievement award from the Massachusetts chapter of Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) —a national, non-profit membership organization dedicated to... description [### Quality of Care article ](/news/2025/04/quality-care-article) April 25, 2025 Lydialyle Gibson recently wrote a profile on Lisa Iezzoni, one of the most prominent researchers in healthcare and disability, for Harvard Magazine. Please read the article on their website. description [### Why Braille Matters ](/news/2025/04/why-braille-matters) April 25, 2025 Nikki Rojas of the Harvard Gazette recently wrote an article on the importance of Braille and a class called "Why Braille Matters." Read more at the Harvard Gazette article. description [### Harvard Celebrates Disability Pride and access to resources ](/news/2024/07/harvard-celebrates-disability-pride-and-access-resources) July 24, 2024 For a second year, Harvard will hold a celebration for Disability Pride month. University Disability Resources (UDR) also has a new home within the university. Read more in the Harvard Gazette article: ... description [### Harvard Offers Site-wide Access to Visual Interpreting Service Aira ](/news/2024/04/harvard-offers-site-wide-access-visual-interpreting-service-aira) April 01, 2024 Harvard is pleased to announce its new engagement with visual interpreting service Aira. Free unlimited access is now available for anyone on Harvard’s Cambridge or Boston campuses who have Aira downloaded to their phone. This visual interpreting service... description