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BBI Recognition 2012

March 2012

• 3.30.12 BBI research associate to discuss broadband access at symposium
• 3.29.12 Get to Know: BBI Director of International Programs
• 3.28.12 BBI hosts World Bank visit to campus and discussions about new global forum
• 3.29.12 BBI Chairman authors working paper on web access for people with cognitive disabilities
• 3.22.12 BBI Chairman to moderate expert discussion at symposium on Psychotropic Medication and the Law
• 3.20.12 Archived webinars on incorporating people with disabilities into the workplace
• 3.15.12 BBI researchers publish two journal articles
• 3.15.12 New York Times features exhibit co-curated by BBI’s Shaheen
• 3.13.12 BBI board member files lawsuits alleging Florida unnecessarily institutionalizes children in geriatric nursing homes
• 3.13.12 Medical journal features Q-and-A with BBI researcher
• 3.09.12 BBI Chairman to testify before the National Council on Disability on the future of disability law and policy
• 3.06.12 BBI Chairman to speak in European Parliament at genetic discrimination seminar

February 2012

• 2.21.12 Blanck provides expert insight into courthouse accessibility case
• 2.21.12 BBI and Eastern Washington University partner to promote ‘Inclusive Entrepreneurship’ in Ghana
• 2.14.12 Burton Blatt’s legacy highlighted in online commentary
• 2.06.12 BBI co-sponsors DC conference on engagement of marginalized populations

January 2012

• 1.30.12 Katherine McDonald authors article in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
• 1.23.12 Get to Know: “Chip” Kenney, Project Director, Southeast TACE Region IV
• 1.08.12 BBI recognized in proposed legislation supporting self-employment for people with disabilities
• 1.08.12 Documentary sponsored by BBI to air on Syracuse PBS station
• 1.06.12 Governor’s State of the State addresses support for people with disabilities
• 1.03.12 Prestigious journal reviews book co-authored by Peter Blanck

Awards & Funding 2012

• 2.29.12 Katherine McDonald to receive Early Career Award from American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• 2.16.12 Independent filmmaker receives Burton Blatt Institute Prize for Arts Leadership
• 1.13.12 SU “Loud Towel” to benefit BBI and other local organizations

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