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A research brief from the CDT Civic Tech team, entitled “Hidden Harms: Students With Disabilities, Mental Health, And Student Activity Monitoring.” Black text on a white background.

Brief – Hidden Harms: Students With Disabilities, Mental Health, And Student Activity Monitoring
CDT Urges the U.S. Department of Education to Protect LGBTQI+ Students from Discriminatory Data & Tech Use in Proposed Title IX Rules. White document on a grey background.

CDT Urges U.S. Department of Education to Protect LGBTQI+ Students from Discriminatory Data & Tech Use in Proposed Title IX Rules
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CDT Experts Provide Testimony Before FTC’s Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Public Forum
CDT joined an open letter opposing the South Carolina Senate Bill 1373. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins Letter Opposing South Carolina Senate Bill 1373
Cover for CDT report, entitled "Ableism And Disability Discrimination In New Surveillance Technologies: How new surveillance technologies in education, policing, health care, and the workplace disproportionately harm disabled people." A human silhouette, formed by the combination of different collections of pixelized data points generated through the surveillance in the contexts of education, policing, health care, and the workplace. A faint grid, changing from light blue to white, sits behind the silhouette demonstrating the ever-present data collection.

Ableism And Disability Discrimination In New Surveillance Technologies: How new surveillance technologies in education, policing, health care, and the workplace disproportionately harm disabled people
A brief by CDT's Civic Tech team, entitled "The Chilling Effect of Student Monitoring: Disproportionate Impacts and Mental Health Risks." White document on a dark grey background.

The Chilling Effect of Student Monitoring: Disproportionate Impacts and Mental Health Risks
A brief by CDT's Civic Tech team, entitled "Preserving Student Privacy and Well-Being When Conducting Mental Health Surveys." White document on a dark grey background.

Preserving Student Privacy and Well-Being When Conducting Mental Health Surveys
CDT submitted comments to CMS, urging them to adopt necessary limits on data sharing for automated benefits determinations. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Comments Urging CMS to Develop Robust Guidance on Data Sharing
Placing Equity at the Center of Health Care & Technology. A dark blue background with light blue and white text, and a CDT logo in white. A light blue gradient falls gently from the bottom left corner to the right.

Placing Equity at the Center of Health Care & Technology
CDT research brief, entitled "Tech for School Discipline? Parents and Teachers of Students with Disabilities Express Concerns." Black text & CDT logo, with light blue graphic elements floating in various places.

Brief: Tech for School Discipline? Parents and Teachers of Students with Disabilities Express Concerns
CDT submitted comments to the White House's Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) that highlights how biometrics impact disabled people. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Comments to OSTP Highlight How Biometrics Impact Disabled People
CDT & eHI release the Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data

CDT & eHI’s Proposed Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data