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Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Begins 10th Session
Nearly two dozen veterans with disabilities have converged on the University campus for the 10th Barnes Family Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. The event kicked off Saturday with a welcome reception and words of encouragement from organizers. EBV kickoff…
James Schmeling on the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act
James Schmeling, J.D., Managing Director for Programming and Co-Founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, reflects on the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on veterans. “Military service members may…
University Announces Agreement with King Salman Center for Disability Research
The King Salman Center for Disability Research in Saudi Arabia and Syracuse University recently signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), designed to further the objectives outlined within the King Salman National Program for Learning Disabilities, and to undertake related,…
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to Receive 2015 National Distinguished Disability Service Award
Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, 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…
Isaiah Rashad to Headline Final Bandersnatch Show of the Year
Rapper Isaiah Rashad will headline University Union’s final Bandersnatch Music Series show of the 2014-2015 school year, with additional support from New Orleans hip hop artist Pell. The show will take place in the Schine Underground on March 17. After…
OttoTHON Aims to Raise Money for Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
Students are being encouraged to dance the night away and raise money for a good cause. OttoTHON is SU’s 12-hour dance marathon to raise money for children battling cancer at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. So far, more than 900 students…
SU Press Book ‘Disability Rhetoric’ Wins PROSE Award
Syracuse University Press title “Disability Rhetoric” by Jay Timothy Dolmage won a 2015 PROSE Award in the Language and Linguistics category. Dolmage is associate professor of English at the University of Waterloo and founding editor of the Canadian Journal of…
Alumnus, Wife Leave Lasting Legacy to Assist Students with Disabilities
The legacy of a Syracuse University alumnus and his wife is creating a lasting mark for students with physical disabilities and the entire campus, nine decades after he first stepped onto campus. The James S. Blesh Fund will meet a…
Getting to Know: Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez
Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez looks at the realm of disability in terms of social justice as well as a matter of diversity. “It’s creating a new context around disability as being a positive asset and empowering and engaging students to see disability as a source of where additional strength and skills have been developed and enhanced—literally because they have a disability,” she says.
ODEP Grant to Assist Job Training Programs at SU and OCC for People With Disabilities
Syracuse University, Onondaga Community College (OCC), the Syracuse City School District, the public workforce system and regional economic development and disability service agents are partnering with employers in high-growth industries to prepare youths and young adults with disabilities for skilled…