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BBI hosts delegation from Kurumi-kai Welfare Foundation for Disabled in Japan

January 11, 2017

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On January 10, 2017 BBI hosted a delegation from the Kurumi-kai Welfare Foundation for the Disabled in Japan. The delegation’s visit to the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University was to learn about its important history and the crucial role it has played and continues to play in advancing opportunities and community and economic participation for people with disabilities.

The Kurumi-kai Welfare Foundation for the Disabled provides a wide variety of services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in Japan including providing job training, and operating service centers, special schools for children, and nursing homes for adults.  Continue Reading

Michael Perry Joins GUDC Board of Directors

January 3, 2017

During GUDC’s 2016 board meeting Michael Perry, AIA, LEED AP of Progressive AE was appointed to the GUDC Board of Directors by official vote. The board is made up of a diverse membership spanning multiple disciplines and industries. Michael Perry now lends his deep knowledge of built environments and Universal Design related planning and execution. Perry will be an asset to the board given his design expertise, architectural perspective and track record of excellence as Executive Vice President of Progressive AE, a full-service architectural firm with offices in Grand Rapids, MI and Charlotte, NC. Continue Reading

Blanck to Speak on Developments in Supported Decision-Making at UC San Diego

November 7, 2016

BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to Speak on Developments in Supported Decision-Making at UC San Diego

The UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging Invite you to a Special Talk on Self-Determination and Legal Capacity: Developments in Supported Decision-Making for Persons with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabilities

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BBI Receives $6.2 Million Award from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for Southeast ADA Center

October 17, 2016

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The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has been awarded a five year, $6.23 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Administration on Community Living (ACL), National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for the Southeast Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center.

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Blanck to speak at 16th Annual Coleman Institute Conference on Envisioning the Future of Technology

October 6, 2016

BBI Chairman and University Professor, Dr. Peter Blanck, will be a speaker at the 16th Annual Coleman Institute Conference in Broomfield, Colorado on October 6. The conference is designed to provide information about recent advances in the field of cognitive disabilities and technology, and to stimulate conversations about future developments.  Attendees of the event include leaders from academia, state and federal agencies, self-advocates and family members, service providers, and software developers and engineers. Continue Reading