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Leo and peter Blanck at Dineen Hall

The Lion’s Den – A Blog by Leo True-Frost: Supported Decision-Making

January 22, 2026
I am writing to share my experience with Supported Decision-Making New York (SDMNY) and my journey toward independent decision-making as I beginn to make plans and create pathways. Working with Associate Director Joan Cornachio, I identified support needs across work, relationships, healthcare, and finances, and assembled a team of 15 family members and friends to…
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Peter Blanck Featured In SU News: Focus on Disability Rights: Q&A With BBI’s Peter Blanck

November 24, 2025
Syracuse University has long been a leader in disability policy, rights and advocacy. For the past 20 years, the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) and its chairman, University Professor Peter Blanck, have been at the forefront of this work. A nationally recognized expert in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related laws, Blanck joined BBI…

East Asia Program Moynihan Graduate Student Grantee Talk | Mercy Renci Xie

November 14, 2025
Supporting Disability Rights in Competing-Interest Scenarios: Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Law from China Survey experiments show that Americans are more likely to support pro–human rights policies when they know that such policies align with international legal standards. It remains unclear whether such positive effects persist in Asian societies…
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