November 6, 2017
Congratulations to Lex Frieden, MA, LLD, the recipient of the 2017 Fries Prize for Improving Health. The CDC Foundation and the James F. and Sarah T. Fries Foundation honored Dr. Frieden for being an architect of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and a catalyst in the worldwide disability rights and independent living movements. Continue Reading
November 3, 2017
Michael L. Perry AIA, Executive Vice President of Progressive AE, Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) Board Member; Michael Rotella, GUDC Associate Director; and Peter Blanck, Chairman GUDC & Chairman Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), Syracuse, New York, USA Continue Reading
November 2, 2017
BBI Chairman and University Professor, Dr. Peter Blanck, will be a speaker at the 17th Annual Coleman Institute Conference in Broomfield, Colorado on November 2. Since 2001 The Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities has hosted an annual conference devoted exclusively to the research, policy, and development of technology for people with cognitive disabilities. The conference is nationally recognized as one of the few venues dedicated exclusively to technology and information access for people with cognitive disabilities. Continue Reading
October 31, 2017
Dear Colleague and former director of BBI international programs, Maria Veronica Reina, Passes Away in Argentina
With profound sadness, the BBI family mourns the loss of María Veronica Reina, former Director of BBI’s International Programs and Executive Director of the Global Partnership for Disability and Development (GPDD). Maria Veronica passed away on October 27, 2017, in her hometown of Rosario, Argentina. Maria Veronica was an exceptional disability rights advocate and a strong leader in the international disability rights movement, whose accomplishments touched individual lives while contributing to policy and systemic transformations. Continue Reading
October 16, 2017
eQuality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by Persons with Cognitive Disabilities
by Peter Blanck
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2014. 467 pages
Review: Shirley Avrami
NOTE: Shirley Avrami’s dissertation dealt with the Knesset’s decision-making process of the Equal Rights Law People with disabilities. Avrami taught welfare policy at the faculties of social work, and now teaches In the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University. Continue Reading
September 12, 2017
Please join us in person or online via videoconference. A link to the live video stream of the seminar will be sent to registrants.
Presenter: Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D. Continue Reading
September 1, 2017
“Our systems for identifying and supporting those in our communities with disabilities or special needs, especially in times of crisis, are imperfect. In times like these we must take the responsibility to contact those we know and care about to check on them and to do what we can to help either directly or through others. You may be someone’s only hope.” – Joe Treglia. Continue Reading
August 29, 2017
Matthew Ryland Ramsay has joined the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as a Research Associate. In his new role, Matthew will be working on projects including the Financial Research Opportunity Group, the American Bar Association Bias Study, the Community Living and Supported Decision-Making project, ADA Self-Advocacy, and a number of other BBI initiatives. He will also be contributing to operations and communications, adding to the overall mission of BBI to achieve the civic, economic, and social participation of all persons with disabilities. Continue Reading
July 12, 2017
July 11, 2017
The July/August 2017 issue of the United Nations Special magazine has described Professor Blanck’s book “eQuality” as articulating a standard to make the web an accessible and inclusive place. The book, “eQuality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by Persons with Cognitive Disabilities” (Cambridge University press, 2014, 2016 paperback) explores how to make web content accessible to all. Continue Reading