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
November 2, 2015
Fake Cover Letters Expose Discrimination Against Disabled
Employers appear to discriminate against well-qualified job candidates who have a disability, researchers at Rutgers and Syracuse universities have concluded. Continue Reading
October 22, 2015
Great news on another successful grant outcome, on which Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and Onondaga Community College (OCC) are fortunate to be partners.
This significant project further builds on the successful partnership led by OCC and with BBI funding through the U.S. Department of Labor on Pathways to Careers and Employment for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities. Continue Reading
October 19, 2015
The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI) has received a $2.5 Million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration on Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for a new five-year project on “Understanding and Increasing Supported Decision-Making’s Positive Impact on Community Living and Participation Outcomes.” The funding (grant #90DP0076-01-00) is the only award of its kind in the country. Continue Reading
September 15, 2015
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – September 15, 2015 –The YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids has partnered with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access at the University of Buffalo (IDeA Center), leading organizations in advancing the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities. The goal of the partnership is to work towards receiving the first Global Universal Design Certification from the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) for the Mary Free Bed YMCA when the facility opens in December 2015. Continue Reading
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University congratulates seventeen research assistants and interns who graduated in May including Intern Rebecca Drootin, and Research Assistants Jeff Albert, Kayla Arias, Danyelle Barron, Lizzie Allers, Lucas Finley, Brett French, Trevor Hale, Breanna Hartmann, Justin Koifman, Samantha Timpone, Joshua Tumen, Fulvia Vargas, Geoff Wills, Danielle Morrison, Douglas Curwin, and Nathan Pearson.
During a luncheon on April 28, the students were recognized for their contributions. SU law, graduate, and undergraduate students have been tremendous additions to BBI. More than 150 have made meaningful contributions to BBI, and have gained invaluable experience along the way. Continue Reading
May 1, 2015
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and University Professor, is to receive the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from NARRTC (formerly known as the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers). The NARRTC award is given to individuals who have made inspiring contributions to the field of disability through research, teaching, service, and advocacy. It is given for sustained contributions and an accumulation of life-time achievements, and is the highest recognition conferred by NARRTC. NARRTC promotes the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in American society through applied research and training. Continue Reading
April 27, 2015
BBI held its Board of Advisors Spring session on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Syracuse University. BBI Chairman Peter Blanck and Executive Director Michael Morris along with Board of Advisor Co-Chairs Joshua Heintz and Larry Silverman opened the meeting with a welcome and introductions followed by topics of emerging areas and current projects. Continue Reading