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‘Sound Beat Access Audio Chronicles’ to Release ‘You Don’t Surrender: Journal and Memoirs from Don Waful, a World War II P.O.W.’

Friday, August 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries will be releasing its first audiobook titled “You Don’t Surrender: Journal and Memoirs from Don Waful, a World War II P.O.W.”  in October 2019. This original audio content was produced by “Sound Beat: Access Audio Chronicles,” which…

Campus & Community

Blackstone LaunchPad Alumnus Launches Book ‘Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success’

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Randy Ginsburg ’19 recently launched a book titled “Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success.” Ginsburg, a graduate of the Whitman School, earned a double major in entrepreneurship and marketing and is an alumnus of the…

Campus & Community

New Seating in Hendricks Chapel Will Accommodate Growth and Enhance Accessibility

Wednesday, July 31, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Recent renovations to Hendricks Chapel continue to make history. In February, People’s Place Café celebrated a grand reopening with a renewed interior and updated menu. In May, central air conditioning was turned on in the main chapel for the first…

Campus & Community

Curb Work on College Place to Create Accessible Path

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, By News Staff

Facilities Services will oversee work to add two sidewalk curb cuts northeast of Lyman Hall on the east and west side of College Place to create an accessible pathway. The work is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Aug. 1, and…

Veterans

Student Veterans Prepare for Success at Fifth Annual Warrior-Scholar Project

Monday, July 22, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Last week, for the fifth year in a row, Syracuse University hosted the esteemed Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), a no-cost academic boot camp for first-year student veterans. Hosted at just 18 institutions nationwide, the WSP empowers enlisted military veterans by providing…

Health & Society

Free ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con Accessible Technologies Webinar Available Thursday

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By News Staff

The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), is co-hosting the free Accessible Technology Webinar Series. The next webinar, “(Dis)abling Comics, ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con, and Accessible Technologies,” is Thursday, July 18, from 2…

Business & Economy

Syracuse Student Startup MedUX Selected for Medical Device Innovation Challenge Accelerator Program

Tuesday, July 9, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

MedUX is one of six teams selected for the prestigious CNY Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) 2019 Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC), an intensive six-month mentorship accelerator program that starts Aug. 1. MedUX was founded by Alec Gillinder and Quinn King ’20, both…

TIME

Campaign Websites Lack Accessibility For Disabled Voters

Friday, June 28, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Peter Blanck, Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute and University Professor in the College of Law, was quoted in the TIME article, “None of the 2020 Presidential Candidates’ Websites Are Fully Accessible to Disabled Voters.” In the article, Blanck analyzes…

Campus & Community

Register for Summer 2019 Technology Accessibility Training Webinars

Tuesday, June 11, 2019, By News Staff

Information Technology Services (ITS) is launching its first-ever Summer Technology Accessibility Webinar series that will build faculty and staff awareness of, sensitivity to and proficiency in ensuring the accessibility of information communications and technologies. The webinars will help participants understand…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries’ Inclusion and Accessibility Librarian Featured Speaker at Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians

Monday, May 20, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Katherine Deibel, Syracuse University Libraries inclusion and accessibility librarian, was a featured speaker at the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) Annual Conference on May 14 in Lexington, Kentucky. Deibel’s closing keynote presentation was titled “When You’re the…