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Steering Committee Formed to Lead Disability Services Audit
Syracuse University today announced a 16-member steering committee comprised of faculty, staff and students to oversee a comprehensive audit of disability services across campus. The steering committee will be responsible for identifying a national consultant to conduct the audit, and…
Deconstructing Autism Awareness on April 10
April is Autism Awareness Month, and a group of students on campus are tackling what is meant by “autism awareness” and how that may differ from “acceptance,” hoping to bring the Syracuse University community to that point. On Tuesday, April…
White House Champion of Change Talila Lewis to Speak on Disability Justice March 29
“Disability Justice in the Age of Mass Incarceration: Perspectives on Race, Disability, Law & Accountability” will be the topic when disability activist Talila Lewis gives an address Thursday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to noon in 228B Schine Student Center….
Call for Nominations: Students, Faculty, Staff Sought to Serve on Disability Services Audit Steering Committee
A campuswide audit of Syracuse University’s disability services, policies and resources will soon get underway. But first, the University is seeking students, faculty and staff interested in serving on the steering committee charged with facilitating the audit. Chancellor Kent Syverud…
Disability Cultural Center Hosts Reading with Professor Steve Kuusisto
The Disability Cultural Center is hosting an engaging, accessible and inclusive book launch on Monday, March 19, as part of the Disabilities as Ways of Knowing series. Starting at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Theater, there will be a reading from…
OrangeAbility: An Afternoon of Accessible Athletics
All members of the Syracuse University community and beyond are invited to the seventh OrangeAbility on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 2-4 p.m. in the Women’s Building Gym A. This student-led initiative is sponsored by the Disability Student Union (DSU), the…
Blackboard Ally Available to Help Faculty Make Digital Course Content More Accessible
University faculty members have a new tool for providing students with accessible course documents. Blackboard Ally, an accessibility plugin, will be integrated into all Syracuse University courses in Blackboard starting in the 2018 spring semester. Faculty can request that Ally…
Steve Kuusisto Writes Tribute to Corky, His First Guide Dog
When poet Stephen Kuusisto decided to train with a guide dog at age 39 he had no idea the decision would change every aspect of his life. “It was amazing to find out what a dog can do,” he says….
University to Host State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
The ninth annual State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities runs Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 15 and 16, at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center and the Schine Student Center. Including a…
With NYSSTLC’s Help, Heatsleeve Is Heating Up Prosthetic Devices Market
The last straw for Bryan Costello came one bitterly cold winter morning. Having lost part of his right leg in a motorcycle accident in 2011, Costello was now employed plowing driveways instead of working as a pipefitter for a nuclear…