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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 research brief, entitled "Teachers & Parents of Students with Disabilities Leading Community Engagement Practices." Black text & CDT logo, with light blue graphic elements floating in various places.

Brief: Teachers and Parents of Students with Disabilities Leading Community Engagement Practices
Graphic for CDT's podcast, entitled "CDT's Tech Talks." Hosted by Jamal Magby, and available on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Dark grey text and app logos, as well as light blue text, on a white background.

Tech Talk: K-12 Cybersecurity — Talking Tech w/ Doug Casey & Cody Venzke
The CDT logo. A white "cdt" alongside "Center for Democracy & Technology" on a light blue background.

What Is an Education Record? That is the Question that the Department of Education Should Answer
Image of CDT brief, entitled "Enhancing Privacy and Security through Robust Access Management." White document on a dark grey background.

Enhancing Privacy and Security through Robust Access Management
Image of CDT brief, entitled "Prevention and Mitigation of Successful Phishing Attacks." White document on a dark grey background.

Prevention and Mitigation of Successful Phishing Attacks

Closing the Homework Gap While Protecting Student Privacy: A Quick Guide to Building Students’ and Families’ Literacy to Stay Safe Online
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
A CDT 2-pager, entitled "Closing the Homework Gap While Protecting Student Privacy: A Quick Guide to Maintaining and Protecting School-Issued Devices." A white document on a dark grey background.

Closing the Homework Gap While Protecting Student Privacy: A Quick Guide to Maintaining and Protecting School-Issued Devices
CDT Equity and Civic Technology project "logo." A series of buildings, first a red/pink-ish home, then a purple school, and a light blue building with columns. These three things signify the Public agencies and civic institutions CDT's team works with.

Improving Data Sharing and Privacy Protection for Incarcerated Students