January 28, 2016
Mizuki Hsu, a Visiting International Research Fellow from Japan, is actively investigating the employment system for people with disabilities in order to improve Japan’s recruiting system for people with disabilities. In November 2015, she visited Minnesota and Wisconsin and interviewed the following company, institutes, and organizations. Continue Reading
January 7, 2016
The Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice and the Task Force on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Exclusion Invite you to a discussion on How stigma and hiring biases hamper workplace inclusion for persons with disabilities and persons from the LGBTI community. Continue Reading
January 20, 2016
Dr. Paul Harpur has been appointed a Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Distinguished International Visiting Fellow during February, 2016. Dr. Harpur is a tenured academic at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland. The TC Beirne School of Law is a research intensive institution, which in the 2015 QS World Rankings was ranked the 49th best law school in the world. Continue Reading
January 20, 2016
Universal design (“UD”) of buildings, products, and technologies is not one of the most recognized subjects today. However, when you come to the realization that UD is the most revolutionary element of design presently that affects us all, you may start to pay attention. Continue Reading
January 13, 2016
2016 Annual Dinner Honoring Nienke Dosa, MD, MPH and Leola Rodgers, MPH Continue Reading
January 11, 2016
January 6, 2016
Wednesday – January 6, 2016
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Eastern)
Back by popular demand, the Southeast ADA Center is rebroadcasting the “ADA Live!” – Post-Secondary Education and Students with Disabilities. This episode will address students with disabilities, including those who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, don’t usually know about their opportunities in higher education, what accommodations are available, and how to request them. Continue Reading
January 6, 2016
Source: Syracuse University News
Eyeglasses can be colorful, elegant and make a fashion statement. They become an extension of a person and reflect the wearer’s personality. Viewed over time, they blend in.
What if someone’s wheelchair or accessible device was thought of in the same way?
Professor Don Carr thinks we can get there with a wide array of products and it’s time for a new way of thinking about adaptive design. Continue Reading
December 7, 2015