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.
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The Administration on Community Living at DHHS has highlighted the Southeast ADA Center’s Voting Resource List
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
BBI Receives $6.2 Million Award from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for Southeast ADA Center
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.
Blanck to speak at 16th Annual Coleman Institute Conference on Envisioning the Future of Technology
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
Blanck on “Empowering People with Disabilities” at King Carlos University in Madrid
September 15, 2016
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck Addresses Spanish Researchers, Judges, and Law Faculty on “Empowering People with Disabilities” at King Carlos University in Madrid
Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights, edited by Peter Blanck and Eilionoir Flynn, published
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
The Congel Family, has made a donation commitment to the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC)
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
McNamara appointed a Burton Blatt Institute Visiting Fellow in Fall 2016
July 27, 2016
Donna-Marie McNamara is currently a Ph.D. candidate from Dublin City University. She received the DCU School of Law and Government Ph.D. Scholarship to conduct doctoral research which considers the rights of suspects with cognitive disabilities in the Irish criminal justice system. Continue Reading
Benetti call game pitting Nationals against Dodgers on ESPN
June 21, 2016
Jason Benetti, BBI Fellow, will call a game pitting the Washington Nationals against the Los Angeles Dodgers on ESPN Wednesday, June 22 at 10 p.m. ET. Continue Reading
Bruce Sexton joins BBI as summer fellow under guidance of Chairman Peter Blanck
May 20, 2016
Leading Disability Advocate Bruce Sexton joins Burton Blatt Institute as summer fellow under the guidance of Chairman Peter Blanck
Bruce Sexton, a Juris Doctor Candidate at Syracuse University College of Law, will be mentoring with BBI Chairman Peter Blanck in his legal studies and working on an array of research projects at the Burton Blatt Institute. The areas of research will range from independent living, to social security disability insurance, to issues relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Bruce says, “I am honored to be working with such an amazing group of disability advocates.”