Category: Center on Disability and Inclusion
Joy Zucco McDonald ’80: Past, Present, and Future
Now retired after working for more than 40 years in the field of education, Joy Zucco McDonald holds a Syracuse University School of Education bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services. McDonald...Read More
InclusiveU Talks About Sex, Consent, Healthy Relationships, and More
Many high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are excluded from schools’ sex education curriculum. Receiving little to no guidance on healthy relationships, consent, self-pleasure, and how to...Read More
Voice of SpongeBob SquarePants Tom Kenny to Visit Syracuse University
Syracuse native Tom Kenny, voice of SpongeBob SquarePants among other popular cartoon characters, is visiting Syracuse University to meet with students on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Kenny will discuss what...Read More
Applications Open for Intelligence++ Ventures Funding Initiative
Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2025 round of Intelligence++ Ventures funding. Grants of $5,000 are available to undergraduate or graduate students to commercialize innovative products, services,...Read More
Unbreakable Bond Fuels Brothers Luke ’26 and Mark Radel ’28
When do children learn empathy? How do they know that someone is in pain or having a bad day? From an early age, Mark Radel ’28 always demonstrated compassion for...Read More
Taishoff Center’s National Conference on Inclusive Higher Education Brings Record Number of Attendees to North Carolina
Across October 29-30, the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education—part of the Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion—held the State of the Art (SOTA)...Read More
A $2.5M Challenge to Build Futures for People With Disabilities
How do you inspire people to open their hearts and provide the support to raise the hefty sum of $2.5 million? Just ask retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert “Rob” P....Read More
Podcast: Making Higher Education Accessible to All—The Global Impact of InclusiveU
The White House. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The New York State Capitol building in Albany. These are just some of the places an enthusiastic delegation from Syracuse University’s InclusiveU...Read More
Golisano Foundation Grant Supports Center on Disability and Inclusion in Creating and Enhancing NYS Inclusive College Programs
Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $200,000 from the B. Thomas Golisano Foundation, one of...Read More
School of Education Fall 2024 Ganders Lecture Welcomes Neurodiversity Scholar Kala Allen Omeiza
The fall 2024 edition of the Syracuse University School of Eduction’s Ganders Lecture series welcomes Kala Allen Omeiza, a prolific author at the intersection of race, culture, and autism. “Autistic...Read More