Emily Munson
Emily Munson is currently the Policy Director at Indiana Disability Rights, managing systemic advocacy and external communications. Prior to that, she led the agency’s Employment and Health Care practice groups. Earlier still, Munson was a staff attorney and administrative law judge for Indiana’s Family & Social Services Administration.
“I don’t think everyone realizes it’s very possible to engage in activities like full-time work and homeownership as a person with a disability. Is it difficult? Sometimes. But the rewards and satisfaction are worth it!”
Emily Munson is currently the Policy Director at Indiana Disability Rights, managing systemic advocacy and external communications. Prior to that, she led the agency’s Employment and Health Care practice groups. Earlier still, Munson was a staff attorney and administrative law judge for Indiana’s Family & Social Services Administration.
In 2017, Munson graduated with distinction from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law with her LL.M. in Health Law, Policy & Bioethics. Her thesis addressed patient autonomy in the context of traumatic, disabling injury. In 2010, Munson earned her J.D. with a health law concentration and M.A. in Philosophy. She graduated with honors from Hanover College in 2006.
Munson has achieved multiple accolades, including recognition as one of the Indiana Business Journal’s Forty under 40 in 2023 and was named Up & Coming Lawyer by The Indiana Lawyer in 2015. In 2019, Munson spoke about disability employment at TEDxIndianapolis. She has published articles in numerous periodicals and is regularly invited to speak about health policy and disability.
Spotlights and Links to ABLE Activities
Equipping for Employment: The Participant’s Guide to Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
September 2019 AchievABLE Newsletter – ABLE National Resource Center (ablenrc.org)