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ADA Live! Podcast Presents ‘Web Accessibility in a Nutshell’ Feb. 6
The Southeast ADA Center will present “Web Accessibility in a Nutshell” as part of its ADA Live! Podcast Wednesday, Feb. 6. The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 鶹ƵUniversity broadcasts the free online…
Spring 2019 Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Jan. 22 with Discussion on Trevor Noah’s ‘Born A Crime’
An in-depth discussion of Trevor Noah’s “Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” will kick off the University’s spring 2019 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,”…
Peter Blanck Meets Ecuadorian President, Ministers to Proclaim First UD Building in Ecuador for People with Disabilities
On Jan. 14, 鶹ƵUniversity Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) and the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC), met with Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, the first lady and Ecuadorian ministers to develop collaborative programs toward an…
Author Ralph Savarese to Speak 鶹Ƶ His New Book ‘See It Feelingly’ Nov. 15 at Bird Library
Ralph Savarese will read from his new book, “See It Feelingly: Classic Novels, Autistic Readers, and the Schooling of a No Good English Professor” (Duke University Press, 2018), on Thursday, Nov. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Peter…
Leading Disability Studies Scholars to Join Burton Blatt Institute
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), housed in 鶹ƵUniversity’s College of Law, today announced that two leading disability studies scholars have joined the institute and will be charged with launching a new initiative, known as Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach. Steve…
In Their New Book, Larry Logue and Peter Blanck Analyze Military Veterans’ Psychological Wounds Through a Civil War Lens
The psychological after effects of war are not just a modern-day plight. For instance, following the U.S. Civil War, numerous soldiers returned with damaged bodies and damaged minds, but compassion was often lacking in their treatment. Published at a time…
BBI study reveals people with disabilities are sidelined in American politics
People with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics, according to a new study published in Social Science Quarterly.
BBI chairman to deliver keynote at disability conference
University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at 鶹ƵUniversity, 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…
Katherine McDonald appointed Falk College assistant professor of public health and Burton Blatt Institute faculty fellow
Katherine McDonald will assume a dual appointment this fall as assistant professor of public health in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, and as a faculty…