May 11, 2017
BBI Welcomes SU Chancellor and President Kent Syverud and College of Law Dean Craig Boise to Board of Advisors Meeting
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University held its annual Board of Advisors meeting on Wednesday, May 3. BBI was honored to welcome SU Chancellor and President Kent Syverud, and College of Law Dean Craig Boise to its meeting. Continue Reading
May 10, 2017
BBI Chairman and University Professor, Dr. Peter Blanck, will be an honored guest at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Blanck will give two presentations on topics related to people with disabilities during his time at the University. The first, entitled “Self-Determination and Legal Capacity: Developments in the USA on Supported-Decision Making,” will discuss law, policy and research developments on the use of supported-decision making in the United States. This lecture will occur on Thursday, March 30th from 17:00 – 18:30 BST. Continue Reading
May 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, May,10, 2017 — The American Bar Association is launching a first-of-its kind nationwide study, conducted by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, to identify the biases encountered by LGBT+ and/or disabled lawyers in the legal profession and to help develop and implement strategies to ameliorate such biases. Preliminary results are expected to be released in September. Continue Reading
May 1, 2017
The Southeast ADA (“SE ADA”) Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (“BBI”) at Syracuse University (“SU”), was honored to welcome SU Chancellor Kent Syverud to its Atlanta offices on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Continue Reading
April 28, 2017
BBI Senior Fellow, and former Mississippi College Professor, Dr. Larry Logue and BBI Chairman Dr. Peter Blanck have written an online article for the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum. “A Creature of Its Time: The Pension Bureau” describes the federal Pension Bureau’s struggles to withstand the flood of applications from Union veterans with disabilities and intense pressure from political parties and interest groups after the U.S. Civil War. Continue Reading
April 18, 2017
BBI Chairman and University Professor, Dr. Peter Blanck, recently authored an article for the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, published by the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law. The article, entitled “Disability in Prison,” discusses the incarceration of individuals with disabilities and the less publically visible side of interactions between law enforcement officials and individuals with mental and physical disabilities. The article is based on Blanck’s remarks at the 2016 Symposium, “Beating Mental Illness: A Dialogue on Race, Gender and Disability Stereotypes in Use of Force Cases.” Continue Reading
April 18, 2017
Jonathan Martinis, Senior Director of Law and Policy at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), will serve as a distinguished speaker and expert on Supported Decision-Making (SDM) at the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics’ Spring Symposium on Monday, April 24. The event, entitled “Supported Decision-Making: Giving Mental Health a Voice,” will be moderated by The New York Times’ Ben Carey and will feature several notable speakers and panelists including Martinis, Director of the Saks Institute and BBI Board Member Elyn Saks, SDM advocates Ryan and Susie King, and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Continue Reading
April 11, 2017
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University has announced the addition of Joshua R. Tumen, Esq. to its Board of Advisors. Joshua R. Tumen, Esq., is a Litigation Associate at White and Williams LLP in New York, New York. He represents corporations, commercial entities, and insurance agencies in matters including complex litigation, contractual disputes and tort claims. Continue Reading
April 5, 2017
The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI) was chosen by Lewis County, New York, through the competitive bid process, to assist the county in meeting their New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant requirements. The grant is focused on governance and training for Lewis County’s new multijurisdictional Land Mobile Radio system for public safety. Continue Reading
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