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October 2, 2013

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 host a month-long series of events, conversations and programs on the topic. Disabilities may be present at some juncture in all of our lives, whether...
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April 18, 2012

The Specials Meet the Lady Boys of Bangkok: Sexual and Gender Transgression and Smashing Intellectual Disability

Michael Gill. (2012). “The Specials Meet the Lady Boys of Bangkok: Sexual and Gender Transgression and Smashing Intellectual Disability.” The Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies 34(3-4) 156-169.
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October 13, 2011

‘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 Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Watson Theater in SU’s Menschel Media Center, and at the Palace Theater in Syracuse’s Eastwood section. Three documentary films and three...
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September 22, 2011

Diane Wiener Appointed Director for new Disability Cultural Center

The Division of Student Affairs has appointed Diane R. Wiener as the first director of SU’s new Disability Cultural Center. Wiener will begin on Oct. 17. “Dr. Wiener is to fill an important role at Syracuse University,” says Thomas V. Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs. “With the assistance of our partners across campus,...
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May 18, 2011

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 will be the only one of its kind across the nation that is operated by permanent staff members. The Disability Cultural Center will function as...
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May 11, 2011

Acclaimed Poet, Disability Rights Advocate Named Director of SU’s Renée Crown University Honors Program, SOE Faculty Member

The Renée Crown University Honors Program, an all-University program administered by Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, announces the appointment of Stephen Kuusisto as its new director. Kuusisto is an accomplished poet, scholar and disability rights advocate who comes to SU from the University of Iowa, where he has served as professor of English and...
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September 1, 2004

Disability Counter Narratives: Transforming Ideas Among High School Students

Michael Gill. “Disability Counter Narratives: Transforming Ideas Among High School Students.” Disability Studies Quarterly. Fall 2004.
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June 1, 2004

Review of The Secret Life of Stories: From Don Quixote to Harry Potter, How Understanding Intellectual Disability Transforms the Way We Read by Michael Berube

Michael Gill. “Review of The Secret Life of Stories: From Don Quixote to Harry Potter, How Understanding Intellectual Disability Transforms the Way We Read by Michael Berube.” Disability Studies Quarterly 37(1)
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August 24, 2020

Julia M. White

Julia M. White is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Leadership in the School of Education, Syracuse University. She directs the interdisciplinary minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice and is the co-coordinator of the Spector/Warren Fellowship for Future Educators. She has served as co-chair and secretary/treasurer of the Disability Studies...
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August 24, 2020

Eunjung Kim

Eunjung Kim is Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Disability Studies.
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