The IDPP at American University prepares transformative disability policy leaders and serves as a collaborative "think tank" on disability policy through an unparalleled network of leading universities and outreach partners, with founding support from The Nippon Foundation. We contribute to the vision of an inclusive, barrier-free and rights-based global society, and pioneered the world's first virtual master's degree program in disabiity policy, offered by American University's School of International Service.