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BBI Co-Sponsors Professor Stephen Kuusisto’s Book Release

April 30, 2018

Have Dog Will TravelBBI is proud to co-sponsor the launch of Stephen Kuusisto’s newest memoir, Have Dog, Will Travel. It is a part of “Disabilities as Ways of Knowing: A Series of Creative Writing Conversations”. Professor Kuusisto will be hosting a reading at 7:30PM in Watson Theater at Syracuse University on Monday, March 19, 2018.

Have Dog, Will Travel is the story of how Professor Kuusisto bonded with his first guide dog, Corky, and is “A celebration of Corky and guide dogs everywhere” according to Library Journal. Continue Reading

Perena Vicente visits BBI to explore research on supported decision-making in Spain

April 12, 2018

Montserrat Pereña-Vicente (front left) with husband Hugo (second left), Dr. Blanck (front right) and BBI staff at welcome luncheon.
Montserrat Pereña-Vicente (front left) with husband Hugo (second left), Dr. Blanck (front right) and BBI staff at welcome luncheon.

In early April, Montserrat Pereña Vicente, Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Senior International Fellow, will be visiting BBI and attending events in Syracuse, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Providence.

Professor Pereña is a professor of law and senior researcher at King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain. She is also the Director of Research Project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Union entitled “Empowering People With Disabilities”. Her work primarily focuses on promoting legislative measures and the best practices that guarantee the preferences and will of each individual will be taken into account in all circumstances. Continue Reading

Arie Rimmerman Appointed BBI Senior International Fellow

April 10, 2018

Leading International and Israeli Disability Authority, Arie Rimmerman, Appointed BBI Senior International Fellow

Arie-Rimmerman
Arie-Rimmerman

Professor Arie Rimmerman, the Richard Crossman Chair for Social Welfare & Planning and distinguished faculty member in the School of Social Work, Social Welfare and Health Studies at the University of Haifa in Israel, has been appointed a Senior Fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University.

The BBI Senior International Fellows program is for outstanding participants to collaborate with BBI researchers and to foster the interdisciplinary study and application of disability law and policy as it relates to the advancement of the social and economic independence of people with disabilities. Continue Reading

Montserrat Pereña Vicente to participate in Saks Institute Spring Symposium 2018

April 9, 2018

Saks Spring Symposium 2018, Held Against My Will, Mental Illness, Consent and the Law

BBI Senior Fellow Montserrat Pereña Vicente, Professor of Law and Senior Researcher at King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain will participate in the Saks Institute Spring Symposium 2018 “Held Against My Will: Mental Illness, Consent and the Law” presented by the Saks Institute for Mental Heal Law, Policy, and Ethics. The event is being held at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

Professor Pereña will take part in a Legal/International Conversation along with Judith Klein, Director of the Open Society Mental Health Initiative and Candice Player, Continue Reading

Stephen Kuusisto interviewed on WAER regarding the passing of renowned scientist Stephen Hawking

March 16, 2018

Stephen Kuusisto, University Professor in cultural foundations of education in the School of Education and a faculty member in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, speaks with Chris Bolt, News and Public Affairs Director of WAER, regarding the passing of renowned scientist Stephen Hawking. The interview is scheduled to air on March 16, 2018 at 4:04pm and 6:04pm (EST). It can be heard on air and online at WAER.org streaming.  Continue Reading

Blanck to address National Academies of Sciences Forum on Aging, Disability, & Independence about National Study on Diversity & Inclusion

March 15, 2018

BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to address National Academies of Sciences Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence about National Study on Diversity & Inclusion

Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Chairman & University Professor Peter Blanck will speak at the National Academies of Sciences Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington D.C. at the Keck Center. Blanck will discuss the recent American Bar Association (ABA) and BBI National Study on Diversity & Inclusion in the Legal Profession. Continue Reading

BBI Welcomes Visiting Scholar from South Sudan, Ben Lou Poggo Waran

March 6, 2018

Ben Lou Poggo Waran
Ben Lou Poggo Waran

Ben Lou Poggo Waran joins the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) team from the newly formed nation of South Sudan. Ben is currently a student at Syracuse University pursuing his Master’s Degree in Teaching and Curriculum where he will graduate in May 2018.

Before coming to the United States to continue his studies, Ben worked as a high school teacher and had the pleasure of serving in the Ministry of Education as the Senior Inspector of Special Education. Ben also held the position of Director of Inclusive Education. Continue Reading