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
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.
