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Disability Cultural Center to open on SU campus in Fall 2011

Syracuse University continues to be a national leader in higher education as it will open the doors to a Disability Cultural Center in the fall of 2011. This groundbreaking center...
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Christine Ashby

Christine (Christy) Ashby is a professor of inclusive special education and disability studies and the director of the Center on Disability and Inclusion, a research center that promotes the inclusion...
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‘Imaging Disability in Film’ series to be presented as part of SYRFILMFEST’11, Oct. 15

As part of the internationally renowned Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILMFEST), the Syracuse University Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies will sponsor a series of disability-themed films and discussions on...
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Faculty Bookshelf

2023-2024 Making Algebra Meaningful: A Visual Approach to Math Literacy for All (Teachers College Press, 2024) Nicole Fonger An essential understanding of the uses and practices of algebra remain out...
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Michael Gill: Change Doesn’t Come Overnight

But it certainly happens more quickly if you surround yourself with revolutionary thinkers. That’s one of the reasons Michael Gill, associate professor of disability studies, decided to take his teaching...
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Deep Roots in Disability at Syracuse University

Since the 1940s, Syracuse University has been a leader in research, training, and advocacy efforts in disability Rights and Disability Studies. “If we have learned one thing from the civil...
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October Filled with Disability Awareness Events on Campus

October has been nationally designated as Disability Awareness Month, and here at Syracuse University, the Disability Cultural Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, is partnering with constituents across campus to...
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Syracuse Symposium to Host Disability, Transformative Justice Organizer Feb. 7-8

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores ‘Belonging’ theme through storytelling, social activism Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed writer, educator, and disability and transformative justice organizer Leah...
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Center on Human Policy celebrated its 40th anniversary during a two day conference event

On November 11-12, 2011, the Center on Human Policy (CHP) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a two day symposium held at Syracuse’s Crown Plaza Hotel. The Center was established in...
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Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’

Kanisha L. Ffriend ’16 tells the story of “Anika” in her new book, I,Too, Am a Dancer! Anika is a young girl of color who is hard of hearing and...
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