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December 2011

November 2011

11.30.11 Southeast TACE sponsors conference about challenges facing people with disabilities in the current economic climate
11.29.11 Burton Blatt Institute experts to provide legal analysis as part of $2.35M grant to improve employment for people with disabilities
11.28.11 BBI research assistant discusses ADA on TV news show
11.23.11 SU education professor and acclaimed technology researcher named BBI Fellow
11.21.11 Irish Times reports about BBI-sponsored conference on genetic discrimination
11.19.11 BBI to co-host conference on genetic discrimination
11.18.11 Law student gains invaluable experience with BBI’s Disability Policy Leadership Program
11.15.11 $100,000 gift from alumnus will support next generation of disability leaders
11.12.11 Orange Central! Join us for Nov. 12 discussion about the legacy of Burton Blatt - Part of Orange Central 2011
11.07.11 Veterans Day 2011: Honoring those who have served
11.07.11 Albany Times Union features self-employment forum co-sponsored by BBI

October 2011

10.31.11 Atlanta elementary school students inspired by adults with disabilities at Southeast ADA Center’s mentoring day and career expo
10.28.11 William Myhill co-presented “Project ENABLE: A Program to Train School Librarians to Provide Effective Library Services for Students with Disabilities” at the American Association of School Librarians National Conference & Exhibition
10.28.11 Get to Know: BBI Faculty Fellow and Falk Assistant Professor Katherine McDonald
10.24.11 BBI Chairman invited to Brazil to keynote Universal Design conference
10.13.11 Peter Blanck to deliver keynote address on technology access at Coleman Institute Conference
10.11.11 BBI sponsors Syracuse Stage production and panel discussion about group homes for people with developmental disabilities
10.10.11 Southeast ADA Center and Atlanta-area school host disability mentoring day and career expo
10.06.11 BBI Chairman invited to Brazil to keynote Universal Design conference
10.04.11 BBI receives $6.2 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Education to continue leadership of ADA Center in southeastern United States
BBI celebrates in October - National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and Disability Mentoring Day (DMD)
Presidential Proclamation - NDEAM [PDF]

September 2011

August 2011

8.26.11 Emergency preparedness for people with disabilities in hurricane zone
8.24.11 NPR station and Syracuse New Times highlights music program for students with disabilities
8.15.11 Inspiring life story of BBI board member John Robinson '90 now available in paperback
8.08.11 New music course for students with disabilities hits a high note
8.04.11 Gary Shaheen contributes to book about the impact of Scholarship in Action
8.02.11 Katherine McDonald appointed Falk College assistant professor of public health and Burton Blatt Institute faculty fellow
8.01.11 Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu represents BBI at United Nations event

July 2011

7.23.11 Brian McLane honors SU alumni couple for disability advocacy
7.10.11 Peter Blanck quoted in Diversity Executive article: “Are We There Yet?” about inclusion in the workplace
7.08.11 BBI submitted Comments to EEOC in regard to the issue of disability hiring discrimination
7.07.11 BBI, iSchool host disability workshops for K-12 educators - ischool news

June 2011

6.30.11 BBI and University of Tokyo hold Conference on Disability and Economics - Central New York Business Journal Coverage
6.29.11 BBI-sponsored conference to focus on the Affordable Care Act: One Year Later Conference Brochure | Business Review Coverage
Albany, NY
6.24.11 BBI and Taste of Beauty Weekend highlighted on Handle with Care Radio - Listen to Audio (66 MB)
6.15.11 BBI submitted Comments regarding EEOC’s Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Significant Regulations
6.13.11 VA Awards BBI Partner Contract to Examine Employment of Veterans
Spring ‘11 BBI's impact featured in SU Magazine issue about inclusive campus efforts- SU Magazine
6.10.11 BBI Chairman to co-chair Israeli disability rights panel on community living
6.01.11 Deepti Samant represneted BBI at the Fourth Conference of States Parties for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - United Nations Headquarter
6.03.11 Peter Blanck and BBI fellow, James Abbott, discuss the Music Technology Access Program on TV show
6.01.11 County Executive meets with Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship participants - News Release

May 2011

5.25.11 Syracuse University Offers Summer Course for High School Students with Disabilities
Sponsored by BBI; University College; and the Setnor School of Music. The entire initiative is a part of the Music Technology Access Project (MTAP)
5.25.11 BBI Board Member John Robinson's '90 Huffington Post article: "The R Word: Thank You Jane"
5.25.11 BBI sponsors new summer music recording course that allows SU students to teach high schoolers with disabilities
5.25.11 BBI, entrepreneurs with disabilities to discuss Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship with County Executive - News Release
5.20.11 Marcia Scherer, BBI Project Director, to receive mentor award from Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
5.20.11 Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, BBI research associate elected to serve on the board of directors of Society for Disability Studies (SDS)
5.14.11 BBI research assistants, interns recognized for their contributions

April 2011

4.28.11 Real JOBS NY, collaboration between BBI, WDI, & NYAPRS, featured as Program Model in May 2011 issue of Job Training Placement Report - Real JOBS NY Lives Up to its Name
4.25.11 SU alumni and filmmakers team up with BBI for Taste of Beauty Weekend - Talent Showcase, VIP Reception and documentary screening of Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair - proceeds benefit Georgians with disabilities
News Release | Inside SU | Event Brochure
4.11.11 BBI's Pamela Williamson discusses the work of the Southeast ADA Center and BBI in the “At Your Service” radio program - Listen to Audio
4.11.11 Chairman Peter Blanck, quoted in a Boardroom INSIDER story about meeting the needs of board members with disabilities - Newsletter
4.2.11 BBI meets with top White House staff on Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities - News Release | Inside SU

March 2011

3.28.11 Peter Blanck, BBI Chairman, noted as authority in new ADA Rules - News Release | Inside SU | Compliance Week
3.16.11 Start-Up NY Extraordinary Speaker Series & Lunch "Making Passion a Successful Business" with guest speaker, Christiana Kaiser
Event Brochure & RSVP info
3.11.11 Start-Up NY, participant Della Brown featured in “From Dream to Reality: Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities” - Solutions March/April 2011
3.07.11 Brian McLane, BBI Senior Advisor, discusses winter travel difficulty for wheelchair users in Your New Now

February 2011

2.26.11 Peter Blanck, BBI Chairman, quoted in article about Zach Anner, a man with cerebral palsy, that was awarded a show in the Oprah Winfrey Network reality TV competition “Your OWN Show”
2.23.11 BBI sponsors seminar: Current Situation of Disability Discrimination Act in Japan: Concept of Disabilities with guest speaker Jun Nakagawa - Professor, Department of Social Policy, School of Social Welfare, Hokusei Gakuen University, Japan
2.22.11 BBI sponsors seminar: Research on equal rights for persons with disabilities in the Israeli parliament with guest speaker Shirley Avrami - Head of Research and Information Center, The Knesset, Israel
2.21.11 James Abbott, professor of audio engineering at the Setnor School of Music,selected as a Burton Blatt Institute Fellow
News Release | Inside SU
2.16.11 Real JOBS NY, a BBI collaboration, assists people with psychiatric disabilities to find sustainable employment
Newswise | News Release | ABILITY Magazine | Medical News Today | Inside SU
2.03.11 BBI Hosts Research Seminars with Disability Rights Scholars from the United States, Israel, and Japan [PDF file]
2.01.11 BBI Hosts Seminar on Rheumatoid Arthritis with guest speakerRebecca Bader, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
View Archive of Event - Inside SU Announcement

January 2011

1.25.11 Michael Morris, BBI CEO, delivered keynote presentation on Promoting Economic Self Sufficiency at NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene Economic Self-Sufficiency Forum - Keynote Presentation

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