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Join us on Wed, March 31, 2021 from 7:00 PM 9:00 PM EDT for an evening of readings and a dialogue among distinguished poets and young poets of tomorrow a chorus of diverse voices exploring the transformative power of words at the intersection of disability and climate justice. Featuring BBI's Director, Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach - Stephen Kuusisto https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-on-fire-ecology-poet

The World on Fire: Ecology, Poetry, & Disability Justice Wednesday, March 31, 2021 7:00 PM 9:00 PM EDT RSVP: https://worldonfire.eventbrite.com An evening of readings and dialogue among distinguished poets and young poets of tomorrow a chorus of diverse voices exploring the transformative power of words at the intersection of disability and climate justice. ... Presented by Theater of War Productions, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Burton Blatt Institute, Nine Mile Art Corp, Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, and The International Writing Program. This event will include Closed Captioning in English, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) in English, American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, and image descriptions. See more

March is Women’s History Month. Each weekday we will feature a woman and a leader in their field. Today we introduce you to Jillian Mercado. Jillian Mercado is an actress and American fashion model represented by CAA Fashion. As a wheelchair user (due to muscular dystrophy), she is one of the few professional models who has a visible physical disability in the fashion industry. A prominent figure in the new wave of models challenging beauty ideals in the fashion industry, Mercado is keen to fight the lack of representation of people with disabilities in the fashion industry and their enduring stigma. https://www.businessoffashion.com/communi//jillian-mercado

Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature (ISSN: 2690-7089) is a digital, Open Access journal of disability poetry, literature, and the arts. Submission and quarterly publication are free. Authors and other contributors retain copyright to their work. Effective Volume 14, Issue 2 (June 2020), work is published here under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. This arrangement is made possible by generous support from the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute (housed in the College of Law at Syracuse University) and the Syracuse University Libraries. https://wordgathering.com/vol15/issue1/

One of our Syracuse University students to watch - Camelo Bonilla sets sights on a career promoting accessibility with a dual degree in graphic design and information studies. https://www.syracuse.edu//kevin-camelo-bonilla-graphic-de/

The field of disability services and advocacy is changing. One of the most significant shifts over the last few decades has been the rising prominence of actual disabled people within the disability field. While this is a positive development overall, it should prompt non-disabled people interested in serving disabled people to rethink their position and approach. https://www.forbes.com//how-to-do-something-good-in-the-/

BBC Click has posted a video showing how accessibility and tech are coming together. It also highlights the impact that the LiDAR sensor in the iPhone 12 Pro has for the visually impaired. https://www.imore.com/bbc-showcases-accessibility-impact-li

International Distinguished Fellow, Associate Professor Paul Harpur, from the University of Queensland Law School, and BBI Chairman Professor Peter Blanck have been awarded a Social Science Research Council Just Tech Covid-19 Rapid-Response Grant. Their Social Science Research Fellowship are supported with funds from the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation.

FREE WEBINAR: Disability in a COVID World: Employment, Communications, Physical Spaces & Mental Health. Thursday, 12/3 at 12 noon- 1:30 pm ET >REGISTER: https://bit.ly/webinar-120320 In celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPwD), a panel of diverse presenters will discuss disability in a COVID world with a focus on employment, mental health, physical accessibility and effective communication. > Features: Real-time captioning during webinar. Optional... Certificate of Completion for webinar (if attendance verified and post-test completed). >MORE: https://www.adasoutheast.org/.../disability-and-covid19.php Hosted by: Southeast ADA Center, Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta , Burton Blatt Institute #COVID19 #IDPwD #MentalHealth #Disability IMAGE: 3 December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Be Informed, Get Involved. Accessible United Nations, www.un.org/disabilities , [email protected] - Word cloud: take action, disability-inclusion, women with disabilities, understanding disability, mobilize action, promote dignity, plan events, mainstream disability, organize forums, ensure equality, develop social policies, employment, inclusive education, social integration, advocate human rights, children with disabilities, empowerment, accessible healthcare, data collection, awareness-raising, end stigma and stereotyping. See more

Do you find some streets in Syracuse difficult to use because of how they are designed or managed? The Inclusive Public Space research project at the University of Leeds, together with Syracuse University, want to hear about your experiences as a pedestrian! We are investigating the problems caused by unequal access to streets in 10 cities around the world and the way law and government respond to them. We are particularly keen to hear from people with disabilities, older adults and parents or caregivers. If you fit this description, or you know others who do, please consider participating and spread the word. More information about the project is available at https://inclusivepublicspace.leeds.ac.uk/

Peter Blanck with Professors Gerard Quinn and Michael Stein at University of Ireland at Galway

Peter Blanck to present at Employment Innovation: Improving Work for People with Disabilities Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. EDT. Join ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) with a virtual event highlighting the past, present, and future of work for people with disabilities. Register at https://zoom.us//regi/tJYuc-6hqDksHdQ5oxjgP_q4UhWGwVpXSRfs

BBI chairman Peter Blanck's book now available as digital book Disability Law and Policy (Concepts and Insights Series) https://faculty.westacademic.com/Book/Detail

Harpur explains in his acknowledgements The seed for this monograph started with a coffee with Ursula Connolly and myself in 2016 while I was an International Visiting Fellow, Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Institute for Lifecourse & Society, National University of Ireland, Galway. Ursula and I compared notes on how workers with mental injuries were treated between our respective home jurisdictions of Australia and Ireland. We started writing these thoughts down and I... discussed them further with the towering intellect of Professor Peter Blanck while I was visiting with him a few weeks later at the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University, New York. When the seed of an idea hit the fertile ground of Professor Blanck an output soon followed: Paul Harpur, Ursula Connolly and Peter Blanck, ‘Socially Constructed Hierarchies of Impairments at Work: Example of the Australian and Irish Workers’ Access to Compensation for Injuries’ (2017) 27 Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 4, 507. This paper stimulated my academic interest and I have expanded on it theoretically and legally to produce this monograph. I am academically and personally grateful to Peter and Ursula. See more

Syracuse University's Center for Disability Resources, formerly known as the Office of Disability Services (ODS), empowers students, enhances equity and provides a platform for innovation and inclusion. The staff works to take away the environmental barriers that impact student learning, support faculty as they create inclusive classrooms and assist colleagues across campus to move toward universal design. Along with the hands-on work, the Center for Disability Resources is committed to a larger purpose, changing the way people think about disability. https://news.syr.edu//center-for-disability-resources-emp/

A big congratulations to our own Michael Morris, the recipient of the FINRA Foundation 2020 Ketchum Prize! https://www.finra.org//finra-foundation-awards-2020-ketchu

FREE Virtual Series: Disability Employment The ADA Live! Episode 86: Celebrating 100 Years of Vocational Rehabilitation is the first of four (4) FREE events hosted by the Southeast ADA Center in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Broadcast October 7 at 1:00 ET https://www.adalive.org/episode86

Three points of interest: (1) Eve Hill, formerly at BBI, is quoted in the article. (2) The company that conducted the survey, Deque Systems, is actively working now with several states to implement accessible forms to request an absentee ballot including in our region, GA and KY. (3) Importantly, Deque also did this: The company has made accessible versions of the applications available on its website, and Deque staff has reached out to election officials in all the states it reviewed. https://time.com//election-2020-absentee-ballot-applicati/

On Friday, September 25, at 4 p.m. the Disability Allied Law Students Association (DALSA) at the New York University School of Law will virtually host Dr. Peter Blanck to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Dr. Blanck’s address will reflect on the current state of disability law in the U.S., with a particular focus on COVID-19, and intersections with criminal justice, poverty, and race. https://bbi.syr.edu//experts-and-nyu-law-students-commemo/

Based on in-depth interviews with grandparents who are providing care for grandchildren with disabilities from a diverse background Shows the impact of care and support on grandparents' social, emotional, physical, and financial well-being Provides a comprehensive review of the scholarly literature on caring for grandchildren with disabilities Authors: Harrington Meyer, Madonna, Abdul-Malak, Ynesse https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030390549

30th Anniversary of The Americans With Disabilities Act Symposium Presented by: New York University’s Disability Allied Law Students Association Keynote: BBI’s chairman Peter Blanck Sept. 22, 23,25 Register at: https://tinyurl.com/yyc7h9x2

Syracuse University’s Burton Blatt Institute has received a $4.3 million donation to lead a new rehabilitation research center for disability-inclusive employment policy. The donation, which comes from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, will go toward projects examining national and local policies that promote employment and economic advancement for people with disabilities, said professor Peter Blanck, BBI chairman and the project’s principal investigator, in a SU news release Tuesday.

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University has received $4.3 million from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to lead a new national Rehabilitation Research Training Center (RRTC) on Disability Inclusive Employment Policy. https://bbi.syr.edu//burton-blatt-institute-receives-4-3-/

When the labor market is really tight, employers can’t afford to discriminate, because they’ve got to get those workers in there, said Douglas Kruse, a co-author of that layoff research and co-director of Rutgers University’s Program for Disability Research with Lisa Schur. Whereas when there’s recessions, then employers can be choosy about whom they pick and that’s a time when discrimination can come into play. https://www.huffpost.com//job-security-individuals-disabil