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Urban ‘improvisationist’ Walter Hood to deliver Werner Seligmann lecture at Syracuse Architecture
Walter Hood, professor and former chair of the University of California, Berkeley Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design Department, will deliver the Werner Seligmann lecture at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in Slocum…
Burton Blatt Institute sponsors screening of disability documentary at Syracuse International Film Festival
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University will sponsor a screening of “Dolphin Boy,” the award-winning documentary by Israeli director, screenwriter and producer Dani Menkin, at the 2011 Syracuse International Film Festival. “Dolphin Boy” will be shown 7 p.m. Wednesday,…
Director appointed for new Disability Cultural Center
The Division of Student Affairs has appointed Diane R. Wiener as the first director of SU’s new Disability Cultural Center. Wiener will begin on Oct. 17. “Dr. Wiener is to fill an important role at Syracuse University,” says Thomas V….
New Student Group for Disability Initiatives
A new student group, “The Undergraduate Disability Initiative” (UDI), will work closely with both the Disability Cultural Center and the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee (BCCC), the SU graduate student disability advocacy group.
Burton Blatt Institute co-hosts seminar on ‘International Disability Research and Knowledge Exchange’
The Global Research Network on Disability (GRND), a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, will host a seminar on “International Disability Research and Knowledge Exchange: Collaborative Research Between Governments and Academia to Promote Disability in Development.”…
‘Wretches & Jabberers’ to screen as part of disability-themed Shared First Year Experience, Sept. 19
As part of Syracuse University’s disability-themed Shared First Year Experience, the documentary film “Wretches & Jabberers: And Stories from the Road” 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…
BBI chairman to deliver keynote at disability conference
University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, will deliver the keynote address at the Coleman Institute Conference on Oct. 13. Blanck’s talk, “Toward the Right to Equal Technology Access for People with Cognitive…
MEISA brings Best Coast to Westcott Theater
On Sept. 9, the Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA) is bringing Los Angeles based “buzz” band Best Coast to the Westcott Theater to perform for SU students and the surrounding communities.
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 Syracuse University was involved, BBI is providing resources for the protection and safety of people with disabilities who live in the path…