January 31, 2018
Southeast ADA Center Implements ADA and Self Advocacy for Students and Youth at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University College of Law, has been awarded a contract to develop a youth and self-advocacy curriculum for the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind. Continue Reading
January 12, 2018
Dr. Ynesse Abdul-Malak was born in Haiti and immigrated to the United States at the age of thirteen. Dr. Abdul-Malak overcame overwhelming obstacles to become a first-generation college graduate. She obtained an AAS degree in nursing and practiced as a nurse in Staten Island, NY; therein after moving to Lebanon with her husband and family, Dr. Abdul-Malak obtained a BS in Environmental Health and a Master’s degree in Public Health at the American University of Beirut. She then moved to Syracuse and worked as a research scientist at Upstate Medical University. She then enrolled at Syracuse University and obtained a Master’s and PhD in Sociology. Continue Reading
January 9, 2018
Leading Irish Law Professor, Dr. Aisling de Paor, awarded Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to Collaborate with Burton Blatt Institute (BBI)
Dr. Aisling de Paor, Lecturer in Law at Dublin City University and Honorary Fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), has been awarded a Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to partner with BBI during June of 2018. Continue Reading
December 13, 2017
The History of Disabilities
Presenter: Larry Logue, Senior Fellow at BBI and former
Professor of History at Mississippi College
December 5, 2017
Disability as Part of the Story
In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, On Tuesday, October 24, 2017, Ona Gritz and Daniel Simpson, held a poetry reading followed by a reception and book signing at Syracuse University Continue Reading
December 4, 2017
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck lectured on the topic of Supported Decision-Making: Theory to Practice at the “Passat, present i futur…el suport en la presa de decisions” seminar Barcelona on December 4, 2017. Continue Reading
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