January 18, 2019
BBI Research Professor and Associate Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, Diane Wiener; BBI Research Associate, Jason Harris; Disability Cultural Center Coordinator, Kate Pollack; and graduate student, Rikki Sargent are members of an upcoming Newhouse classroom panel, to discuss representations of disability and ability in the media
January 14, 2019
Translated from PublicaFM and EL TELEGRAFO
President Lenin Moreno welcomes Peter Blanck, Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute and the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC), to the Government Palace according to the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency. Continue Reading
January 14, 2019 | Translated from Diario Expreso
The scholar Peter Blanck meets with the President Lenin Moreno
The expert on disability issues will deliver a plaque to Quito
Peter Blanck is an honorary professor at the University of IrelandPresident Lenin Moreno today receives Peter Blanck, chairman of the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC), at the Government Palace. The meeting will take place at 11:15.
Blanck is in the country at the invitation of the Metropolitan Public Enterprise of Tourist Destination Management, Quito Turismo. This company invited him to deliver a plaque certifying Quito’s Metropolitan Convention Center as “the first building in Ecuador that meets the universal design standards for buildings for public use.” This event will be held on January 17. Continue Reading
January 9, 2019
Sustainable Building and Accessibility by María Teresa Donoso, Engineer and representative of the Global Universal Design Commision in Ecuador.
In 1987, tile United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, will tile participation of several countries and led by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, who was the Prime Minister of Norway, elaborates the report Our Common Future, better known as the Brundtland Report. Continue Reading
The Director of the Disability Cultural Center will work collaboratively with diverse constituents to coordinate educational, cultural, and social activities on disability.
The Director is a full-time professional staff member responsible for the overall management of the Center. The position includes administrative, program development/student engagement, outreach/education, managerial, and organizational functions, which support the function of the Center and the broader commitment to inclusivity and social justice at Syracuse University. Continue Reading
January 3, 2019
The GUDC Global Universal Design Commission is a non-profit corporation created under the laws of the State of New York, USA in 2008. It develops and promotes the understanding and use of Universal Design in the design and development of buildings, products and environments be used by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptations, improvements or specialized design. GUDC has developed the Universal Design Standards for Public Use Buildings, seeking their adoption and application in public and private buildings for institutional and commercial use. Continue Reading
January 3, 2019
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck and Senior Director for Law and Policy Jonathan Martinis along with researchers Karrie Shogren and Michael Wehmeyer from the University of Kansas co-author book on Supported Decision-Making. This book is part of the Cambridge University Press series on disability law and policy edited by Peter Blanck. The book aims to provide a new way of looking at disability while also providing a roadmap for states, families, attorneys, policymakers, caregivers and others.
Read full story from the University of Kansas. Continue Reading
December 4, 2018
Source: Syracuse University News
Jay Dolmage, associate professor of English language and literature at The University of Waterloo and author of the groundbreaking book “Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education” (Michigan University Press, 2017), will visit Syracuse University from Dec. 4-5.
He will meet with student and faculty/staff groups to discuss disability and inclusion on college campuses and give a public talk and participate in a book signing in Watson Theater on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. For an accommodations request, contact Heather Ryerson at hmryerso@syr.edu or 315.443.5725 by Nov. 29. Continue Reading
December 3, 2018
By Ron Southwick | rsouthwick@pennlive.com
Source: Penn-Live Published December 1, 2018
Over decades of public service, President George H.W. Bush’s work to improve the lives of millions of Americans with disabilities may be one of his more overlooked accomplishments.
But it may be one of the most enduring legacies of Bush’s presidency. And it’s gaining fresh attention in the wake of Bush’s passing. He died Friday at age 94.
December 3, 2018
Dr. Harpur, senior lecturer with the TC Beirne School of law at the University of Queensland, Australia and International Distinguished Fellow with the Burton Blatt Institute, was today awarded 2019 Fulbright Futures Scholarship by the Australia-United States Fulbright Commission. Dr. Harpur’s project, “Universally Designed for whom? Disability, the Law and Practice of Expanding the “Normal User”, builds on his earlier research with BBI.