April 2, 2017
Ben Jones, an office assistant at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), will be participating in the fifth annual “Cripping” the Comic Con, a full-day international summit co-sponsored by the Disability Student Union and the Disability Cultural Center at Syracuse University. Continue Reading
March 28, 2017
Dr Paul Harpur, senior lecturer in law at the University of Queensland, Australia and international distinguished fellow with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, has just published a ground breaking monograph which argues that technology now creates the possibility that everyone in the world, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, should be able to access the written word. This is however not the case. Continue Reading
March 20, 2017
Montserrat Pereña Vicente, professor of law and senior researcher at King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain, has been appointed a Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Senior International Fellow. Professor Perena is also director of the Research Centre on Persons Law and Patrimony Law, where her studies focus on the rights of people with disabilities and the impact of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on legislation and legal practice of countries in continental Europe, South America, and Cuba. Continue Reading
February 28, 2017
Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) and Associate Professor at American University, Joins Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) Board of Directors
Syracuse, NY – Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, Associate Professor at the School of International Service at American University and Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP), has been appointed to the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) Board of Directors. Continue Reading
February 22, 2017
Benjamin Jones has joined the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as a part-time office assistant. In his new role, Jones will assist members of the BBI team in their daily tasks to help increase efficiency in the office. Continue Reading
February 6, 2017
Barry Whaley, MS., has joined the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University as the director of the Southeast ADA Center. Mr. Whaley has over 35 years’ experience enabling people with disabilities to go to work and to live a self-determined life.
February 6, 2017
Recently, Leo True-Frost, an alum of the BBI CHAT Program (Communication Hope through Assistive Technology), was featured in a profile by NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Eight-year-old Leo has cerebral palsy, which makes it difficult for him to fully articulate words. Thus, he uses a computer-generated voice to communicate with family and friends. However, computerized voices are not individualized to the user and can cause the user to lose part of their identity. Leo’s computer-generated voice, for example, has a frequency similar to a 40-year-old man, not an eight-year-old. Continue Reading
January 11, 2017
On January 10, 2017 BBI hosted a delegation from the Kurumi-kai Welfare Foundation for the Disabled in Japan. The delegation’s visit to the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University was to learn about its important history and the crucial role it has played and continues to play in advancing opportunities and community and economic participation for people with disabilities.
The Kurumi-kai Welfare Foundation for the Disabled provides a wide variety of services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in Japan including providing job training, and operating service centers, special schools for children, and nursing homes for adults. Continue Reading
January 3, 2017
During GUDC’s 2016 board meeting Michael Perry, AIA, LEED AP of Progressive AE was appointed to the GUDC Board of Directors by official vote. The board is made up of a diverse membership spanning multiple disciplines and industries. Michael Perry now lends his deep knowledge of built environments and Universal Design related planning and execution. Perry will be an asset to the board given his design expertise, architectural perspective and track record of excellence as Executive Vice President of Progressive AE, a full-service architectural firm with offices in Grand Rapids, MI and Charlotte, NC. Continue Reading
December 12, 2016
In a landmark Court victory, Ryan King won the right to direct his own life, with the support of his family, finally free after 15 years under a guardianship he never needed. Continue Reading