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Oct. 9 is Ageism Awareness Day Ageism Awareness Day is an opportunity to draw attention to the impact of ageism in our society and work together to build age-inclusive communities. asaging.org/ageism-aware... #AgeismAwareness
Ageism Awareness Day - American Society on Aging
Ageism Awareness Day is Oct. 9! Learn more about ageism awareness and how you can get involved.
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September is National Recovery Month Theme: Recovery is REAL (Restoring Every Aspect of Life) This week highlights how a sense of belonging can help people on their recovery journey. #RecoveryMonth2025 #RecoveryJourney #YouAreNotAlone
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Celebrate and raise awareness of the incredible difference service dogs make in the lives of people with disabilities. September is #NationalServiceDogMonth. If you have questions about service animals, contact us or visit the Service Animal Resource Hub at adata.org/service-anim...
white husky with a service dog halter
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September is National Recovery Month Theme: Recovery is REAL (Restoring Every Aspect of Life)
This week focuses on how safe, stable living environments aid recovery from mental health and substance use challenges.
Recovery starts at the front door Recovery is a family affair Recovery is the foundation to a healthy and happy home Recovery starts with a safe place to call home
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Researchers at Syracuse University are looking for individuals to participate in a study to learn more about the effectiveness of services provided to jobseekers with disabilities. Interested or want to learn more about this opportunity, contact the Burton Blatt Institute at [email protected]
Volunteers needed for research study Researchers at Syracuse University are looking for individuals to participate in a study to learn more about the effectiveness of services provided to jobseekers with disabilities. If you are interested or want to learn more about this opportunity, contact the Burton Blatt Institute by email at VRstudy@syr.edu 
Your are eligible if you:
Are 18-64 years old 
Currently receive SSI or SSDI 
Have access to internet via  phone, tablet, or computer 
Are not currently receiving benefits counseling services 
Participation is voluntary
Participation involves
Completing 3 online surveys of 30 minutes each 
Being assigned to one of two groups. Activities may differ by group; some participants will take part in additional sessions related to benefits counseling 
Participants will receive
A $25 e-gift card for signing up to participate 
A $25 e-gift card for each online survey completed 
Interested? 
If you are interested or want to learn more about this opportunity, contact the Burton Blatt Institute by email at VRstudy@syr.edu
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September is National Recovery Month This week explores key aspects of health and well-being. Key points: Believe you can recover, and you are halfway there. Recovery includes whole health. Treatment, recovery support services, and community connections make recovery possible.
#RecoveryMonth2025
recovery starts with caring for your whole self
Recovery is a way to care for yourself every day
Wellness supports recovery
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Participate in a New Technology Pilot Program
Tools for Life partner, Lotus, has created a wearable that can control objects at home wirelessly, and is currently seeking participants to use the Lotus Ring! More information and Register to participate in the pilot study mailchi.mp/gatfl/partic...
Text - Tools for Life partner, Lotus, has created a wearable that can control objects at home wirelessly, and is currently seeking participants to use the Lotus Ring! Picture of the ring and a light switch
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Punk, Policy, and Pride: Dr. Cynthia George’s Story
From punk gigs to policy rooms, Dr. Cynthia George is breaking barriers and amplifying disability pride in this ADA in Tennessee Oral History episode.
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Disaster Preparedness for Parents with Disabilities Webinar
This webinar will take place on Monday, July 21 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Register brandeis.zoom.us/.../WN_H3VtB....
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University and the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities
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New ADA Live Episode 143: The Importance of Music in the Disability Rights Movement with Jeff Moyer, Disability Rights Activist, Musician, & Writer #ADAAnniversary35 #DisabilityRights
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July 21 at 10:00 PM (ET) a new film about #DisabilityInclusion - the TV broadcast premiere of #TheRideAhead
Can't watch in real time? Stream for FREE following the premiere on POV.org and the PBS app.
More Info: www.pbs.org/pov/films/ri...
#DisabilityAwareness #AdultsWithDisabilities
The Ride Ahead movie poster with an image of Samuel Habib. Text above and below reads "You're invited to the broadcast premiere of The Ride Ahead. July 21, 2025 at 10pm on PBS." Taglines: "Love, Tattoos, and Other Disabled Things. A Film by Samuel Habib and Dan Habib."
About “The Ride Ahead” - Samuel Habib is a typical 21-year-old, itching to move out, start a career and find love. But “no one tells you how to be an adult, let alone an adult with a disability.” Watch this feature documentary based on the Emmy-winning My Disability Roadmap.
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Forbes has released its first “Accessibility 100” list highlighting the biggest innovators & impact-makers in the field of accessibility for people with disabilities. #DisabilityAccess #Accessibility #DisabilityAwareness
www.forbes.com/lists/access...
Forbes' Accessibility 100 List 2025: Innovation in Accessibility
Forbes’ first-ever Accessibility 100 highlights the biggest innovators and impact-makers in the field of accessibility for people with disabilities.
www.forbes.com
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ADALive! New Episode 142: The ADA and Employment Rights for Employees with Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders
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Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the employment rights of people with alcohol or substance use disorders @newenglandada.adata.org
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Join Us in Atlanta June 15 - 18 for the 2025 National ADA Symposium to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the ADA! Many of our staff are presenting, and you will be able to meet the entire Southeast ADA staff - we would love to meet you in person. Learn more adasoutheast.org/join-us-for-...
ADA 35 Celebrate July 26, 2025 Southeast ADA Center
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You don't want to miss our most recent drop Episode 141: Parental Rights of Parents with Disabilities
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As we wrap up the month of April, let us be remindful that April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Did you know that Alcoholism is generally recognized as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Learn more about The ADA, Addiction, and Recovery. adata.org/factsheet/ad...
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Burton Blatt Institute Senior Fellow Kat Macfarlane, SU Law Professor and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program (DLPP) featured in Syracuse University News Stories - CHAMPIONING DISABILITY RIGHTS and a beacon of resilience, advocacy and excellence . bbi.syr.edu/2025/04/kat-...
Kat Macfarland at her desk displaying a swimming award
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The Southeast ADA Center – a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University – welcomes Stacey Kernisan as the new ADA Distance Learning and Training Coordinator, advancing our mission of increasing knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) bbi.syr.edu/2025/04/stac...
Stacey Kernisan's headshot
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World Autism Awareness Day is on April 2nd, and it is a day to celebrate those who either have autism or are autistic. It's a day to raise awareness and increase understanding of autism spectrum disorders. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay
World Autism Awareness Day April 2  increase understanding of autism spectrum disorders 1 out of 36 kids in the United States are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Over 78,000,000 people are the worlds are on the autism spectrum 75% of autistic adults are underemployed or unemployed
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Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University Release a Research Brief on Employment and Disability Read the press release to learn more
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Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University Release a New Research Brief on Poverty and Disability. Read the press release to learn more adasoutheast.org/southeast-ad...
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Today is World Down Syndrome Day!
#LotsOfSocks #ImproveOurSupportSystem #WorldDownSyndromeDay2025
3 sets of feet with many mis-matched colorful socks. World Down Syndrome Day logo. Join Us! #LotsOfSocks Friday March 21
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Today we celebrate World Down Syndrom Day. Learn more and seperate the myths from the facts
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You do not want to miss this new episode of ADALive! Episode 139: Omnium Circus Creates a Show for Everyone adalive.org/episodes/epi...