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New publications and information added to this web site include:
October 11, 2005
We are pleased to announce A STATEMENT OF COMMON PRINCIPLES
ON LIFE-SUSTAINING CARE AND TREATMENT
OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. This statement
was developed through a consensus process among many leaders and advocates in our field.
September 30, 2005
Defining, Regulating, and Resisting NORMALCY: A Brown Bag Luncheon Series - This Brown Bag Luncheon Series brings together faculty and graduate students from various disciplines to discuss how society defines and regulates normalcy and what strategies exist to resist such classifications. Please join us for what we hope will be an exciting series of conversations.
August 5, 2005
We are pleased to support the upcoming fall film series, "Beyond Borders: The Illusion of Normalcy in Film." This film series seeks to challenge the “illusion of normalcy” and to encourage people to re-examine the perceived borders that work to set us apart. Six films will be screened with discussions regarding the historical/societal/cultural/media strategies that protect and concede to the idea of “normalcy." Members of the SU and local communities as well as two featured speakers will contextualize the films and facilitate discussion.
May 16, 2005
Students in SU’s Disabilities Studies program recently published a new monograph, “Building Pedagogical Curb Cuts: Incorporating Disability in the University Classroom and Curriculum.” The editors and major contributors are leaders of the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee. The book, which reflects the mission of the group, is remarkable because it was conceived and created entirely by students. The new book recognizes that compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other anti-discrimination laws is important, but that often those measures do not go far enough to ensure that universities acknowledge and value the contributions of all students, including students with disabilities.
We are pleased to announce the upcoming "Soul of Syracuse" event, Family Matters: Honoring the Contributions of Families of People with Disabilities on Wednesday, June 8th. This public forum will review the contributions of family members in advocating for the rights of people with disabilities and discuss the challenges ahead in ensuring the right of all children and adults with disabilities to participate in school and community life. Awards will be presented to Central New York family members and leaders who have improved our community through their advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities
January 27, 2005
Announcing the new Center on Disability Studies, Law, and Human Policy. The Center on Disability Studies, Law, and Human Policy is an expansion of the Center on Human Policy, which was founded by Dr. Burton Blatt in 1971. The new Center is the first university-based multidisciplinary center of its kind, coalescing disability-related teaching, research, academic programs, and national and international training and advocacy projects by Syracuse University faculty and students. As such, the Center sets the stage for major new initiatives in multidisciplinary research, law, public policy, and advocacy to promote the inclusion and equality of children and adults with disabilities in societies throughout the world.
January 5, 2005
We are pleased to announce the availability of the "Community
for All" Tool Kit: Resources for Supporting Community Living,
completed in August 2004. This Tool Kit provides the philosophy, policy
and research rationale that promotes community supports and services
for all people with disabilities, in the context of their families,
their communities and their country. It is a colloborative effort with
American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR), The Arc of the
United States, The Council on Quality and Leadership, National
Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), The
University of Minnesota's Research and Training Center on Community
Living and TASH. The Tool Kit is also available to purchase by
downloading the order form at http://thechp.syr.edu/toolkit/Communit_for_All_ToolKit_OrderForm.pdf
Effective November 2004, the Center's Human Policy Press is now able to accept
MasterCard and Visa for payment. Please find the home page of the Press at http://thechp.syr.edu/HumanPolicyPress/
The Center on Human Policy was pleased to support the Fall Film festival, Laughing with Us: Comedy and Disability, which took place October 15-17, 2004. Information on the films shown and special guests are still available on the web.
June 21, 2004June 7, 2004
We are pleased to announce a web-based version of our information package, Inclusion in Education: Issues and Resources completed in April, 2003, in our section on Inclusion/Inclusive Education.
February 5, 2004
The Center on Human Policy is among the co-sponsors of the upcoming conference, Common Solutions: Inclusive and Diversity at the Center - "Common Solutions" will explore how schools and communities can address social justice issues in integrated ways through curriculum, pedagogy, school climate, teacher/staff training, advocacy, and policy-making. To download a copy of the brochure in PDF, please go to this web site: http://soeweb.syr.edu/cego/conferences.htm
January 8, 2004
We are pleased to announce the availability on our web site of a new resource, Disability Studies: Information and Resources completed in November 2003. This publication is available on this web site in the following formats:
November 10, 2003
Two new publications by Responsive Systems Associates have been added:
We are pleased to announce the completion of a new resource, Beyond Compliance: An Information Package on the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education . This information package contains essays, reprints, and resources designed to assist postsecondary institutions to move beyond compliance and to include disabled persons in all aspects of campus life.
October 8, 2003
We invite participation in Access to Higher Education: Students with Disabilities Speak Out , a forum open to students with disabilities, their friends and allies, faculty and staff allies, and college or university administrators who want to learn from the stories and voices of students with disabilities.
June 23, 2003
We are pleased to announce the availability of The Community Imperative . This video, provided in both VHS and DVD formats, is a documentary of a conference held in Oakland, California in 2002 to revisit the values underlying The Community Imperative .
February 27, 2003
EN CUANTO A LA ELECCION has
been
added to our page on Information
Available
in Other Languages
February 14, 2003
Ordering information for
Revisiting The Vision: Selected Works of Burton Blatt , a
multimedia
package featuring classic works of one of the greatest visionaries of
our
time, has been included on the home page of Human Policy
Press .
February 6, 2003
INCREASING THE CHANCES FOR DEEPER
CHANGE THROUGH PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING
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