December 7, 2016
On Wednesday, December 7th, Global Universal Design Commission Executive Director Diana Foote and Associate Director Michael Rotella will appear on “ADA Live!” (WADA), a monthly internet radio show produced by the Southeast ADA Center. The Southeast ADA Center is part of the ADA National Network and is an ongoing project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. Continue Reading
November 7, 2016
The UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging Invite you to a Special Talk on Self-Determination and Legal Capacity: Developments in Supported Decision-Making for Persons with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabilities
November 1, 2016
BBI Chairman and University Professor, Dr. Peter Blanck, will be a featured speaker at the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law. Continue Reading
October 27, 2016
Daily Orange by Lilia Wood
Syracuse University’s Burton Blatt Institute has received a $6.23 million grant to support the Southeast Americans with Disabilities Act Center.
October 26, 2016
The Administration on Community Living at DHHS has highlighted the Southeast ADA Center’s Voting Resource List. This is very exciting and is an example of how our work is used in many ways.
Many thanks to Mary Morder for her leadership in developing and maintaining the voting resource list and many others. Continue Reading
October 17, 2016
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has been awarded a five year, $6.23 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Administration on Community Living (ACL), National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for the Southeast Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center.
October 6, 2016
BBI Chairman and University Professor, Dr. Peter Blanck, will be a speaker at the 16th Annual Coleman Institute Conference in Broomfield, Colorado on October 6. The conference is designed to provide information about recent advances in the field of cognitive disabilities and technology, and to stimulate conversations about future developments. Attendees of the event include leaders from academia, state and federal agencies, self-advocates and family members, service providers, and software developers and engineers. Continue Reading
September 15, 2016
July 27, 2016
This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current and emerging research and policy on disability law. Continue Reading
July 27, 2016
The Congel Family, led by Mark Congel, has made a donation commitment to the GUDC for $50,000. We are very grateful for this donation to the GUDC. The Congel’s are interested in expanding the GUDC capabilities and programs towards new mixed use and apartment developments. Continue Reading