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Why Individuals With Disabilities Are Being Paid Below Minimum Wage
Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute, was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article “‘Subminimum’ Pay for Disabled Workers Moves Closer to Extinction.” Blanck discussed the unfair circumstances under which individuals with disabilities have been paid…
Panelists to Discuss Aktion T4 and Contesting the Erasure of Disability History During Virtual Event Oct. 18
Three queer Jewish disabled writers and artists each discuss their work on Aktion T4, a prime crucible of disability history, during a Zoom virtual event on Monday, Oct. 18, from 3-4:15 p.m. ET. Aktion T4 was a eugenics project in…
MyHealthyAmerian.org Creating Mask Exemption Cards For Americans
Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute, was quoted in the USA Today article “Fact check: Card falsely claims to grant mask and vaccine exemptions.” Since the pandemic began, there have been many individuals who believe…
BBI Receives $6.2 Million Award for Southeast ADA Center to Advance Understanding of Disability Rights, Responsibilities
For the third time in 15 years, the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has been awarded a five-year, $6.2 million grant to advance and support understanding of rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through its Southeast ADA…
Teacher fights for right to see former special needs student.
Jonathan Martinis, senior director for law and policy in the Burton Blatt Institute, was interviewed by KCTV-5 (Kansas City) for the story “Teacher fights for right to see former special needs student.” Martinis, who has over 20 years of experience…
Creative Writing Workshop for Teens With Disabilities: A New National Model
William Del Rosario is a high school senior from Orange, California, who has helped shape the success of a model program pioneered by the Burton Blatt Institute, housed within the College of Law, at Syracuse University, in collaboration with the…
Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Is A ‘Cultural Failure’
Jonathan Martinis, senior director for law and policy at the Burton Blatt Institute, was interviewed by PBS, The Washington Post, Boston Public Radio, and Time Magazine article “How Britney Spears’ Case Could Change the Future of Conservatorship.” Martinis, an expert…
The Trials and Tribulations of a Thirteen Year Conservatorship
Jonathan Martinis, senior director for law and policy at the Burton Blatt Institute was interviewed for The New Yorker article “Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare.” Martinis provides context for the lack of rights given to those in conservatorships, saying, “The rights…
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck Guest Edits Journal of Disability Policy Studies
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a paradigm in which people use friends, family and professionals to help them address the situations and choices they encounter in everyday life. To examine emergent issues in SDM in research, law, and policy, the Journal…
Spring 2021 Issue of ‘Wordgathering,’ a Digital Open Access Journal of Work from Disabled Writers and Artists, Now Live
“Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature” Spring 2021 issue is now live via “Wordgathering’s” website. The 57th issue of this quarterly digital, open access journal is made possible by generous support from Syracuse University’s Office of Interdisciplinary Programs…