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‘Imaging Disability in Film’ series to be presented as part of SYRFILMFEST鈥11, Oct. 15
Three documentary films and three short films will be screened.
BBI chairman to keynote Universal Design conference
At a global conference Oct. 24-26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊, and key partners will highlight how the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) is leading an unprecedented…
Director appointed for new Disability Cultural Center
The Division of Student Affairs has appointed Diane R. Wiener as the first director of SU鈥檚 new Disability Cultural Center. Wiener will begin on Oct. 17. 鈥淒r. Wiener is to fill an important role at 黑料不打烊,鈥 says Thomas V….
Burton Blatt Institute launches annual magazine
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊 has published the first issue of its new annual magazine, Snapshots of Impact. The inaugural 30-page issue features a series of inspirational stories about people with diverse disabilities who have been positively…
Burton Blatt Institute co-hosts seminar on 鈥業nternational Disability Research and Knowledge Exchange鈥
The Global Research Network on Disability (GRND), a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊, will host a seminar on 鈥淚nternational Disability Research and Knowledge Exchange: Collaborative Research Between Governments and Academia to Promote Disability in Development.鈥…
鈥榃retches & Jabberers鈥 to screen as part of disability-themed Shared First Year Experience, Sept. 19
As part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 disability-themed Shared First Year Experience, the documentary film 鈥淲retches & Jabberers: And Stories from the Road鈥 will be shown on Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Goldstein Auditorium of Schine Student Center. The…
Taishoff Center hosts PHOTOVOICE exhibit to spread voices of disabled community
The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education is hosting the photography exhibit “PHOTOVOICE Changing the Image of Disabilities: Reflections and Resolutions,” a national project that gives community groups a voice through photography and poetry. PHOTOVOICE is free and…
Alumni couple donates $100,000 to Burton Blatt Institute
Gift from Robert 鈥66 and Carol 鈥70 Tannenhauser will directly impact people with disabilities In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊, Robert 鈥66 and Carol 鈥70 Tannenhauser have announced a commitment to BBI of $100,000, one…
BBI provides emergency preparedness guidance for people with disabilities in advance of Hurricane Irene
Applying lessons from emergency planning and response after Hurricane Katrina, in which the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 黑料不打烊 was involved, BBI is providing resources for the protection and safety of people with disabilities who live in the path…
IVMF鈥檚 Schmeling appointed interim executive director of Global Universal Design Commission
The Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC), a not-for-profit corporation established to develop Universal Design (UD) standards for buildings, products and services, has announced the appointment of James Schmeling as its interim executive director.