Community partnership · Education · Research
Disability health.
Shaped together.
Data Design Lab partners with disability communities and organizations to co-create practical education, tools, and initiatives that improve health and healthcare outcomes for people with disabilities across the lifespan.
A place to start
Community wisdom.
A way to work
Co-creation.
A reason to do it
Meaningful action.
Projects & initiatives
The work brings
it all together.
Medical Education
NICHE-MED
With American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD)
A medical education initiative to support the implementation of community engaged scholarship to address training gaps in the care of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across the lifespan.
Medical Education
IDD Toolkit
With Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Practical resources to support healthcare for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Health Services Research and Policy · Public Health
CANDID
With National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
Supporting better healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through education and advocacy.
What we bring
Education, training,
and research.
We bring community wisdom and professional expertise together through:
Medical education co-created with disability organizations and people with lived experience of disability.
Training developed and implemented through a health justice lens.
Connections across community and professional networks to address health disparities.
Research translated into useful information for multiple audiences.
How we work
A bigger table.
We welcome people whose perspectives are often left out and whose knowledge can shape the work.
Share decisions about data.
People involved in generating data should be involved in decisions using it.
Start with community priorities.
Research should answer community-prioritized questions and result in action.
The people behind DDL
Diverse expertise.
A shared commitment.
Our team brings expertise in disability health, research, public health, medical education, program development, and program management.
Priya Chandan
MD, MPH, PhD
Chief Engagement Officer
Peyton Purcell
MPH
Chief Operating Officer
Jamie Valis
PhD
Chief Program Officer