Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 / 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, Peter Blanck will present live on zoom Disability Civil War Pensions and Today’s Issues. This event is sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Institute – NSU Florida

What can the past tell us about contemporary employment policy for veterans with disabilities? For the past decade, BBI Chairman, Dr. Peter Blanck (and his colleague Dr. Larry Logue) have conducted research on Union army veterans’ experience with disabilities and federal government benefits. Their books the Cambridge University Press Disability Law and Policy series investigates veterans’ treatment in the pension system. Join this webinar to discover the historical and contemporary views of the veterans with disabilities. Continue Reading

The COVID-19 Pandemic is devastating the United States. As at 16 November there are over 10.6 million confirmed infections and almost a quarter of a million deaths in the US. While public health interventions are critical to saving lives, the Burton Blatt Institute has been funded to interrogate what COVID-19 health surveillance measures means for persons with disabilities and ability diversity. Continue Reading

The Mifal Hapayis national lottery has announced the winners of the Landau Science and Arts awards for the year 2020.
The awards will be given to nine scientists and artists, totaling about NIS 1.35 million, with each of the winners receiving a grant of about NIS 150,000. The award is named after Michel Landau, who was appointed the head of Mifal Hapayis in 1951, and is used to promote research, science, the arts and culture in Israel. They have been given for 19 years.  Read Full article

Do you find some streets in Syracuse or Atlanta difficult to use because of how they are designed or managed?

The Inclusive Public Space research project at the University of Leeds, together with Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University, want to hear about your experiences as a pedestrian! We are investigating the problems caused by unequal access to streets in 10 cities around the world and the way law and government respond to them. We are particularly keen to hear from people with disabilities, older adults and parents or caregivers. If you fit this description, or you know others who do, please consider participating and spread the word. More information about the project is available at https://inclusivepublicspace.leeds.ac.uk/.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) of 1990 was ambitious federal legislation designed to promote employment inclusion, along with increased civic and social opportunity in other areas of daily life, by reducing attitudinal and structural barriers for people with disabilities. At the heart of this drive for inclusion was the ADA’s workplace accommodation principle. Today, the accommodation principle means using remote work options, as well as flexible hours and individualized reasonable adjustments to tasks and technologies, to enable full and equal economic participation across the spectrum of disabilities. Continue Reading