February 5, 2018
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to discuss CDS and the concepts of “intersectionality” and “fluidity,” as applied in research at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI). Continue Reading
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NY State Academy of Trial Lawyers Partners with BBI on Legal Education on Diversity and Inclusion
February 2, 2018
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers to Partner with Burton Blatt Institute on Statewide Legal Education on Diversity and Inclusion in Legal Profession
Peter Blanck, University Professor and Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, and Dr. Ynesse Abdul-Malak, BBI Post-doctoral Fellow, are collaborating with the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers to present a new statewide program of Continuing Legal Education on “Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession.” Continue Reading
Southeast ADA Center Partners with University of Kentucky to Bring Inclusive Higher Education in Kentucky
January 31, 2018
The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University College of Law, is partnering with the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky to expand opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to go to college. Continue Reading
SE ADA Center Implements ADA & Self Advocacy at South Carolina School for Deaf & Blind
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
BBI Welcomes Dr. Ynesse Abdul-Malak As Senior Research Fellow
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
Aisling de Paor, awarded Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant to Collaborate with BBI
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
The Southeast ADA Center and The Burton Blatt Institute Invites you to a Free Four-Part Webinar Series
December 13, 2017
The History of Disabilities
Presenter: Larry Logue, Senior Fellow at BBI and former
Professor of History at Mississippi College
BBI co-sponsors “Disabilities as Ways of Knowing: A Series of Creative Writing Conversations”
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
Peter Blanck lectured on the topic of Supported Decision-Making: Theory to Practice in Barcelona
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
Lex Frieden, 2017 Recipient Fries prize for Improving Health
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