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Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse University, College of Law Sign Agreement with Uzbekistan Institutions to Assist Uzbek Disability Rights Capacity Building

Thursday, December 3, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the College of Law have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three institutions from the Republic of Uzbekistan to strengthen academic ties with the republic, share expertise on disability rights and collaborate to create a disability…

ABC News Radio

“Children with disabilities face additional challenges returning to school amid coronavirus.”

Thursday, August 20, 2020, By Lily Datz

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by ABC News Radio for the story “Children with disabilities face additional challenges returning to school amid coronavirus.” Landes’ most recent research, which found that people with intellectual…

Jurist

Arlene Kanter writes, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.”

Sunday, July 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored the Jurist op-ed titled, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.” In the op-ed…

The Hill

Arlene Kanter writes, “Religious freedom is no reason to deny people with disabilities the right to equality in the workplace.”

Sunday, July 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored The Hill op-ed titled, “Religious freedom is no reason to deny people with disabilities the right to equality in the…

San Antonio Express-News

“Johnson: Promise of ADA remains unfulfilled.”

Friday, July 24, 2020, By Lily Datz

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted by the San Antonio Express-News for the story, “Johnson: Promise of ADA remains unfulfilled.” Landes, an expert on the sociology of disability, says that the COVID-19 pandemic greatly…

Health & Society

Disability Day of Mourning Candlelight Vigil Planned for Thursday

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University will hold a Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM) candlelight vigil on Thursday, March 1, from 2-3:30 p.m. in Rooms 304A and B in the Schine Student Center. The Disability Student Union (DSU) and the Disability Cultural Center (DCC),…

Health & Society

‘Curative Violence’: Eunjung Kim’s New Book Considers Transnational Disability Theory in Korea, Japan, United States

Friday, April 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Transnational feminist disability studies is the focus of a groundbreaking, new book by a Syracuse University professor. Eunjung Kim, dually appointed to the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the School of Education, is the author of “Curative Violence:…

Health & Society

Syracuse Professor, Alumnus Co-Found Group to Address Rights of People with Disabilities Worldwide

Thursday, December 15, 2016, By News Staff

The Tangata Group, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the proposition that disability rights are human rights, has been created to assist nations in successfully adhering to international disability law and policy, disability inclusive development and participatory human rights…

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