The 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision overturned Roe v. Wade, leading 21 states to ban or heavily restrict abortion, exacerbating economic and health challenges for women denied care while these states also often lack supportive policies like paid leave, fair wages, and accessible public benefits for growing families.
A toolkit that outlines seven practical steps for government agencies to build or strengthen a communications program aligned with audience needs and organizational goals.
A critical landscape report examining how the AI industry concentrates corporate power, reshapes public institutions, and advances economic and political interests that undermine democracy, labor, and shared prosperity.
The report summarizes qualitative research and feedback from Tribal leaders and grant administrators to inform improvements in federal grant systems and processes.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
A research report examining how privacy and security risks are unevenly experienced across socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic groups, and how digital inequality shapes people’s exposure to harm and access to protective resources.
This blog summarizes a FormFest session where the Center for Civic Design shared research on how screen reader users navigate voter registration forms and offered guidance for designing more accessible digital and PDF forms.
In this summary, the authors use WBNS data to provide updated estimates of chilling effects in 2023 among immigrant families (i.e., in which the respondent or a family member living with them was not born in the US).
This study describes the potential of human-centered design principles to identify burdens, reducing the effects of what we label as administrative checkpoints.
These recommendations outline privacy-focused guidelines for states adopting digital IDs, emphasizing protections against surveillance, ensuring equitable access, and maintaining control over personal data.
This factsheet outlines the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) 2024 initiatives to promote health equity across its programs by embedding equity into funding, service delivery, and community engagement.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
