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Disability Rights Activist to Visit Campus on Wednesday, March 5
Judith E. Heumann, the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, will visit 鶹ƵUniversity on Wednesday, March 5. Heumann will speak as part of a panel titled “Promoting Inclusion of People with Disabilities—Through Law…
鶹ƵAlumni, Father and Sons, Donate $100,000 to the Burton Blatt Institute
Gift to BBI from Michael ’63, Mark ’11, and Jonathan Tannenhauser 鶹ƵUniversity alumni Michael Tannenhauser ’63 and his son Mark Tannenhauser ’11, and son Jonathan Tannenhauser (Harvard ’94), have made a commitment of $100,000 to support the work of…
Disability Student Union to Hold Inclusive Entertainment Event
The Disability Student Union, SU’s student-led disability cultural organization composed of students with and without disabilities, will host Disabilifunk on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 6-9 p.m. in the Schine Underground. The goal is to engage in an inclusive atmosphere with…
Call for Proposals: Disability-Themed Comic Symposium: ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con 2014
Back again for its second year is the highly anticipated symposium “Cripping” the Comic Con. This year’s theme, “Take Away the Suit and What Are You?” provides participants with the opportunity to engage in a broad array of reflective discussions…
Workforce Recruitment Program Seeks Applicants for 2014
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is seeking applicants for participation in its 2014 program. WRP is an annual recruitment and referral program that connects public and private sector employers with students and recent graduates with…
The Art of Listening: A Reading by Two Poets
On Thursday, Oct. 24, the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center offers its third annual reading as a component of 鶹ƵSymposium, featuring two internationally acclaimed poets—Ilya Kaminsky and Stephen Kuusisto (one hearing-impaired, the other blind). They will read work from their…
Southeast ADA Center Announces First Broadcast of WADA “ADA Live!”
On Oct. 2, the Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at 鶹ƵUniversity, will launch “ADA Live!” on WADA, the center’s Internet-based radio station. For the past 22 years, the Southeast ADA Center, a member of…
CHAT Camp Wraps Up Successful Summer Program
The Burton Blatt Institute at 鶹ƵUniversity is helping to provide a voice to nonverbal children. This video explains the concept of CHAT (Communication Hope through Assistive Technology) and explains how one SU alumnus is lending a voice and his…
SU Names Four New Members to the Board of Trustees
Four new Board of Trustees members were elected to their positions at the annual Board of Trustees meeting held on campus earlier this year.
SU Law Clinic Partners with U.S. Department of State to Bolster Disability Rights in Ethiopia
The Disability Rights Law Clinic at the College of Law has been selected to participate in a U.S. Department of State sponsored Professional Fellows EMPOWER Program, administered by Mobility International USA (MIUSA). This two-way international exchange program aims to expand…