October 17, 2018
Dr. Peter Blanck, University Professor at Syracuse University and Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), will be a keynote speaker at the Disability Rights Bar Association’s Biennial West Coast Civil Rights Conference on October 24th, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
October 11, 2018
On October 10-11, 2018 Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) research associate Jason Harris will attend the State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Intellectuals with Disabilities hosted by the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Education at Syracuse University. This conference provides opportunities for colleges, universities, researchers, program staff, parents, and self-advocates to learn more about the current state of research and practice in the field as well as networking opportunities.
October 5, 2018
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck will give the keynote address at the Conference on “Challenges to Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Asia and the World,” on October 9, 2018 in Hong Kong, China. The Human Rights Law and Policy Forum of the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong is hosting the event for academics, local officials and public bodies.
September 27, 2018
Beth Miller Harrison, Ph.D., has joined the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as the director of Knowledge Translation for the Southeast ADA Center.
September 19, 2018
On Saturday, September 29, BBI Research Associate Jason Harris, will speak at the Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival in LeCube at the School of Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be speaking on a panel with other speakers including Nancy Silberkleit, Co-CEO of Archie Comics.
September 19, 2018
On Aug. 26, 2018, Joshua Heintz presented the 10th annual Joshua Heintz Award for Humanitarian Achievement award to Allyson Caison and Christina Cowger. Continue Reading
September 18, 2018
Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Chairman Peter Blanck will speak at the International Congress of “Empowering People with Disabilities” in Madrid, Spain, at the University of Rey Juan Carlos. Continue Reading
September 5, 2018
The Arc of Missouri will be hosting their Annual Educational Summit on Sept. 11, at the Courtyard Marriott, 3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd. in Columbia from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Topics to be covered include guardianship and supported decision making. The keynote speaker for the 2018 conference will be Jonathan Martinis. Martinis is the Senior Director of Law & Policy at Burton Blatt Institute, and Project Director for the National Resource Center for Supported Decision Making in Syracuse, NY.
August 27, 2018
Jason P. Harris is joining the staff at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, as a Research Associate, working to advance the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities around the globe.
In 2018, Jason earned an M.S. in Cultural Foundations of Education and a Certificate of Advanced Disability Studies from Syracuse University. Jason was also one of the founders of the student organization On The Spectrum at Syracuse University. Continue Reading
August 22, 2018
BBI Chairman and University Professor Peter Blanck said today in Bloomberg news in regard to “blind workers” and “online hiring systems: “Attitudes about inclusion is the real problem,” Blanck said. Jobs-page “accessibility is just a symptom.” Blanck is chairman of Syracuse University’s Burton Blatt Institute and the author of several books on disabilities laws, including e-quality: The struggle for web accessibility by people with cognitive disabilities.
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