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BurtonBlattInstitute

@bbisyracuse

Advancing civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities. Syracuse, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta

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Today is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! Learn more about this year's theme: What Does Inclusion Mean? Visit their website below to find out what inclusion looks like for people with Down syndrome and how to support the day. #InclusionMeans World Down Syndrome Day worlddownsyndromeday.org

Today is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! Learn more about this year's theme: What Does Inclusion Mean? Visit their website below to find out what inclusion looks like for people with Down syndrome and how to support the day. #InclusionMeans <a href="/worlddsday/">World Down Syndrome Day</a> worlddownsyndromeday.org
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March is Women’s History Month. Today we introduce you to Madeline Stuart - a powerful advocate for inclusiveness and diversity in modelling. madelinestuartmodel.com #WomensHistoryMonth 2022

March is Women’s History Month. Today we introduce you to Madeline Stuart - a powerful advocate for inclusiveness and diversity in modelling. madelinestuartmodel.com #WomensHistoryMonth 2022
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#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we introduce Cheryl Marie Wade "Queen Mother of Gnarly"- writer, performance artist, advocate. Wade blew the lid off the assumption that disability should make you sad or keep you in the background. nytimes.com/2020/07/23/obi…

#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we introduce Cheryl Marie Wade "Queen Mother of Gnarly"- writer, performance artist, advocate. Wade blew the lid off the assumption that disability should make you sad or keep you in the background. 
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#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we introduce Sarah Bernhardt French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Later in her life an injury forced her to amputate her leg just below the hip disstud.blogspot.com/2006/10/octobe…

#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we introduce  Sarah Bernhardt  French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Later in her life an injury forced her to amputate her leg just below the hip disstud.blogspot.com/2006/10/octobe…
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#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we introduce Hannah Gadsby - Australian comedian, writer, and actress. Hannah's breakout comedy special, "Nanette," earned her a Peabody and an Emmy Award and started a broader conversation about comedy and trauma. delawarepublic.org/npr-headlines/…

#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we introduce Hannah Gadsby - Australian comedian, writer, and actress. Hannah's breakout comedy special, "Nanette," earned her a Peabody and an Emmy Award and started a broader conversation about comedy and trauma. delawarepublic.org/npr-headlines/…
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#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we feature Judy Heumann author of Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist, global disability activist and advocate. Learn more about Judy Heumann. adalive.org/episode82

#WomensHistoryMonth2022 Today we feature Judy Heumann  author of Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist, global disability activist and advocate. Learn more about  Judy Heumann. adalive.org/episode82
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April is Celebrate Diversity Month! This is an opportunity for each of us to appreciate the perspectives, cultures, and lifestyles that we encounter every day. This month, please celebrate the powerful effects of diversity. #CelebrateDiversityMonth

April is Celebrate Diversity Month! This is an opportunity for each of us to appreciate the perspectives, cultures, and lifestyles that we encounter every day. This month, please celebrate the powerful effects of diversity. #CelebrateDiversityMonth
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In celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act Who are the Heroes? A History of the Disability Rights Movement. Fri, July 22 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET. Presented by Barry Whaley of the Southeast ADA Center. eventbrite.com/e/who-are-the-…

In celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act  Who are the Heroes?  A History of the  Disability Rights Movement. Fri, July 22 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET. Presented by Barry Whaley of the Southeast ADA Center.  eventbrite.com/e/who-are-the-…
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Watch INTELLIGENT LIVES on-air and online 7/28 at 8/7c. INTELLIGENT LIVES explores how society considers intelligence and expands our understanding of a person's potential beyond their IQ Narrated -Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper Intelligent Lives Documentary worldchannel.org/episode/arf-in…

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Come join our team at the Southeast ADA - a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University. We are looking for an Office Coordinator to join our team. Learn More at sujobopps.com/postings/95319

Come join our team at the Southeast ADA - a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University. We are looking for an Office Coordinator to join our team. Learn More at sujobopps.com/postings/95319
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Now live! ADA Live podcast - Episode 110: Ensuring Equity in Employment: A Celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).#DisabilityInclusive #NDEAM Learn more at: adalive.org/episodes/episo…

Now live! ADA Live podcast - Episode 110: Ensuring Equity in Employment: A Celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).#DisabilityInclusive #NDEAM Learn more at: adalive.org/episodes/episo…
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Today, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. If you struggle with your mental health, know that you are not alone. If you know someone in crisis dial 988 to talk to an experienced and caring mental health professional. #WorldMentalHealthDay mentalhealthfirstaid.org/worldmentalhea…

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Congratulations to our Country Advisors Barry Whaley Southeast ADA Center and Peter D. Blanck BurtonBlattInstitute on publishing their co-authored article in the Laws MDPI! Read their important work based on research for the IPS Project at the link below. mdpi.com/2075-471X/13/1…

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ED’s new Toolkit for the Promotion of Voter Participation for Students can help schools support all students’ civic engagement. Find specific K-12 & post-secondary resources: www2.ed.gov/documents/pres… #CivicLearningWeek #WednesdayWisdom

ED’s new Toolkit for the Promotion of Voter Participation for Students can help schools support all students’ civic engagement.

Find specific K-12 &amp; post-secondary resources: www2.ed.gov/documents/pres…

#CivicLearningWeek #WednesdayWisdom
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How has your afterschool or summer program helped to #EngageEveryStudent? Apply today to the Engage Every Student Recognition Program to have your program recognized for its impact on youth! engageeverystudent.org/engage-every-s…

How has your afterschool or summer program helped to #EngageEveryStudent? 

Apply today to the Engage Every Student Recognition Program to have your program recognized for its impact on youth! engageeverystudent.org/engage-every-s…
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ADA Symposium In Person Event - Minneapolis (June 9-12) Registration Now Open - Join us in Minneapolis, MN June 9-12, 2024" The square graphic includes logos for the National ADA Symposium, Great Plains ADA Center, and ADA National Network. To learn more visit

ADA Symposium In Person Event - Minneapolis (June 9-12)
Registration Now Open - Join us in Minneapolis, MN June 9-12, 2024" The square graphic includes logos for the National ADA Symposium, Great Plains ADA Center, and ADA National Network. To learn more visit
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We have the best people we work with! Barry Whaley represented BBI and Southeast ADA Center today at the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations.

We have the best people we work with! Barry Whaley represented BBI and Southeast ADA Center today at the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  at the United Nations.