Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. This plan offers a roadmap to advance innovative research that supports the health and well-being of Americans with disabilities.
The approach features a person-centered framework that puts individuals, rather than impairments, at the center of scientific inquiry. NIH will leverage the strengths of its Institutes, Centers, and Offices to coordinate efforts on medical and nonmedical factors affecting the health of disabled Americans.
The plan targets four strategic goals: research, workforce, resources and infrastructure, and stewardship. It also focuses on four crosscutting themes: whole person health, inclusion of people with disabilities in research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and technology.
According to the NIH, this plan will supplement existing research and guide disability health research agency-wide for the next five years. NIH intends to implement the plan with input from a broad range of experts and organizations to advance research addressing the health needs of individuals with disabilities.