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ADA Participation Action Research Consortium (ADA PARC) Overview Team Publications Related Projects Overview Project Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchProject Website: ADA PARC has four purposes: To look at participation disparities experienced by people with disabilities post ADA & Olmstead To identify & examine key environmental factors contributing to these disparities To benchmark participation […]

Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach Overview Team Entrepreneurship Disability Poetics Resources & Publications Overview “We are an office of collaboration and imagination, fostering relationships across academic disciplines to engage with disability in many contexts.” –Stephen Kuusisto The Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach (OIPO) in the Burton Blatt Institute seeks to engage disability across

ABA Study to Expand Opportunities for Disabled, LGBT+ Lawyers Overview Team Publications Related Projects Overview The American Bar Association launched  a first-of-its kind nationwide study, conducted by the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, to identify the biases encountered by LGBT+ and/or disabled lawyers in the legal profession and to help develop and implement strategies

Community Living and Supported Decision-Making Understanding and Increasing Supported Decision-Making’s Positive Impact on Community Living and Participation Outcomes Overview Team Publications Related Projects Overview Project Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Project Website:  Project Summary This project examines how a person’s decision-making status impacts their level of self-determination and their quality

California Psychiatric Advanced Directives (PADs) Web-Based Platform Evaluation Overview Team Publications Related Projects Overview Project Sponsor: The Orange County Health Care Agency Project Website: padsca.org Project Summary Californians with a mental health conditions continue to face high rates of recidivism exacerbated by inpatient non-voluntary hospitalization, homelessness, and incarceration. These problems persist despite the state’s efforts to

Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers Overview Team Publications Related Projects Overview Project Sponsor: New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Project Website: proudandsupported.org Project Summary The Proud and Supported Program was formed to provide information, resources, and training on ways to better support lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and other diverse gender

Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers Overview Team Publications Related Projects Overview Project Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Project Website: disabilityinclusiveemployment.org Project Summary Today’s unprecedented health, social, and economic challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic require a retrospective, present-day, and prospective view of U.S. employment policy for individuals

Southeast ADA Center Overview Team Publications Court Decisions Related Projects Overview Project Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)Project Website: adasoutheast.orgContact: Dates:  Project Summary The Southeast ADA Center, is one of ten centers in the ADA National Network. The center offers training and technical assistance to promote voluntary compliance with the ADA, including information