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MEISA and WERW team up to present Titus Andronicus

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By News Staff

New Jersey indie-rockers Titus Andronicus will headline WERW and MEISA’s first collaborative concert. Supporting the band will be the New York City-based group Caveman and student act The Vanderbuilts. The show will be Thursday, March 29, in the Schine Underground,…

Arts & Culture

Ping Chong & Company part of disabilities panel discussion at Newhouse

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s ArtsEngage and the Goldring Arts Journalism Program welcome members of Ping Chong & Company for a panel discussion about its theatrical production “Inside/Out … voices from the disability community.” The discussion is part of Undesirable Elements, an ongoing…

SU Honors Program presents panel discussion on disability, politics of sensory life March 30

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Disability and the politics of sensory life are the basis of an upcoming panel discussion at Syracuse University. Titled “Disability, Creativity and Neuro-atypicality: Art As Embodiment,” the event is Friday, March 30, at 2 p.m. in Watson Theater of the…

Cause Consulting’s Risa Sherman G’96 will speak at Newhouse March 29

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Risa Sherman G’96, senior consultant with Cause Consulting, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Thursday, March 29 as a guest of the public relations department. She will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Halmi Screening Room,…

Burton Blatt Institute chairman to testify before National Council on Disability on future of disability law and policy

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By News Staff

Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, will provide expert testimony March 9 in New York City, before the National Council on Disability (NCD). Blanck will discuss emerging issues in regard to…

Health & Society

Katherine McDonald to receive Early Career Award from American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, By News Staff

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has selected Katherine McDonald, assistant professor of public health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and faculty fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), as the…

Burton Blatt Institute, Eastern Washington University partner to promote entrepreneurship for people with disabilities in Ghana

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, By News Staff

Gary Shaheen G’86, Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University senior vice president, and Romel Mackelprang, Eastern Washington University professor and noted researcher on accessibility for people with disabilities, worked on site during the week of Feb. 7 with partners…

Campus & Community

Last chance for students with reading disabilities to learn more about their reading, contribute to research

Monday, January 30, 2012, By News Staff

The research study “What Do You See When You Read?” is seeking native English-speaking Syracuse University or SUNY ESF undergraduates, aged 18-25, with diagnosed reading disabilities for participation.

Campus & Community

LAST CHANCE for students with reading disabilities to learn more about their reading, contribute to research, and earn a $15 gift card!

Monday, January 23, 2012, By News Staff

The research study “What Do You See When You Read?” is seeking native English-speaking Syracuse University or SUNY ESF undergraduates, aged 18-25, with diagnosed reading disabilities for participation.

Burton Blatt Institute recognized in proposed NY legislation to support self-employment for people with disabilities

Friday, January 6, 2012, By News Staff

The New York State Senate introduced two bills Jan. 4 aimed at dramatically expanding entrepreneurship opportunities for people with disabilities. The measures were sponsored by Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn). The bills reflect the success of the Start-Up NY program and…