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Posted on September 2, 2025

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Posted on September 2, 2025

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Providing over a century of innovation and advocacy work in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware.

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Brittany Brashaw: August Monthly Staff Spotlight

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This edition of our Monthly Staff Spotlight series features Brittany Brashaw, CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist.

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Posted on July 10, 2025

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Posted on June 10, 2025

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Posted on June 10, 2025

CQL has selected the students to take part in the Disability Research Mentorship Program in 2025.

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Nikki Anderson: May Monthly Staff Spotlight

Nikki Anderson: May Monthly Staff Spotlight

Posted on May 8, 2025

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Posted on April 30, 2025

We developed and validated a new measure of explicit attitudes.

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Core Services “Thinks Outside of the Box” in Northeast Tennessee

Posted on April 23, 2025

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Ann Eller: April Monthly Staff Spotlight

Posted on April 11, 2025

This edition of our Monthly Staff Spotlight series features Ann Eller, CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist.

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Introducing the Intersecting Disability and Race Attitudes Implicit Association Test (IDRA-IAT)

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Posted on April 10, 2025

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