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Burton Blatt Institute develops Employer Resources for incorporating people with disabilities into the workplace
Employer Resources, developed by the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University under its Employer Demand Project, are now available online. The Employer Demand briefs and toolkit are designed to provide employers with resources on incorporating people with disabilities into…
BBI hosts virtual celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities
In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) at American University will host a virtual lunch event from noon-1 p.m. EST on…
Alumnus’s $100,000 gift to BBI will support next generation of disability leaders
In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, Howard D. Olinsky, L’85, a disability law attorney representing clients across the country, has announced a commitment of $100,000 to BBI, one of the institute’s most generous private donations….
Atlanta elementary school students inspired by adults with disabilities
Successful adults with disabilities from throughout the metro-Atlanta area inspired children at Gwinnett County’s Nesbit Elementary School on Oct. 12 to dare to dream for their futures as part of a new disability mentoring day and career expo pilot program….
Elisabeth Meyer artist lecture
The Window Projects at the Warehouse Gallery features an installation by Elisabeth Meyer consisting of organic forms embroidered onto an organza fabric.
Job and paid internship opportunities for students with disabilities
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated post-secondary students and recent graduates with
disabilities.
Maxwell’s Wilmoth, London to study intersection of veterans benefits, disability insurance
Sociology professors Janet Wilmoth and Andrew London of the Maxwell School plan to study how veterans’ collection of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation is related to use of Social Security Disability Insurance (DI). The two received an $85,817…
‘Imaging Disability in Film’ series to be presented as part of SYRFILMFEST’11, Oct. 15
Three documentary films and three short films will be screened.
Burton Blatt Institute and Atlanta-area school host disability mentoring day and career expo
‘I Have a Dream: Creating Your Life Portfolio’ pilot program encourages children with and without disabilities to dream and plan for their futures The Southeast ADA Center—operated in Atlanta by the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University—Nesbit Elementary School,…
New music, improvisation ensemble Open End to perform Oct. 20
Open End, a new music and improvisation ensemble featuring Andrew Waggoner and Caroline Stinson, faculty members in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will perform…