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Using media to impact policy
Professor Harold Pollack tells the story of his brother-in-law to raise awareness about intellectual disability.
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William Harms
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Summer/15

Law, Policy & Society
Disability
public health
Legislation
Affordable Care Act
new media
School of Social Service Administration
Using media to impact policy http://ssa.uchicago.edu/using-media-impact-policy

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