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2011
December 2011
- Video: Disability Mentoring Day & Career Expo at Nesbit Elementary in Gwinnett County, GA [YouTube, captioned, 8 min.]
Mentors with disabilities share their professional and personal successes with children from Nesbit Elementary School in Gwinnett County, GA. The “I Have a Dream: Creating Your Life Portfolio” program is part of a new disability mentoring day and career expo pilot program created by the Southeast ADA Center designed to break down barriers and introduce students with and without disabilities to successful individuals with disabilities from the community. Learn More: dreams4mylife.org
November 2011
- Inside Syracuse University (SU) - Engaging the World (November 1, 2011)
Atlanta elementary school students inspired by adults with disabilities
Successful adults with disabilities from throughout the metro-Atlanta area inspired children at Gwinnett County’s Nesbit Elementary School to dare to dream for their futures as part of a new disability mentoring day and career expo pilot program. Read Article on Inside SU: Atlanta elementary school students inspired by adults with disabilities .Learn More: I Have a Dream: Creating Your Life Portfolio – a pilot program by the
Southeast ADA Center, project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University.
October 2011
- BBI receives $6.2 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Education to continue leadership of ADA Center in southeastern United States
- Rehab Management - Rehab Today Newsletter (October 10, 2011)
Grant Awarded to Burton Blatt Institute Will Increase ADA Educational Resources
- Rehab Management - Rehab Today Newsletter (October 10, 2011)
- Southeast ADA Center and Nesbit Elementary School Host Disability Mentoring Day and Career Expo for Students and Families on Oct. 12
- Tucker Patch News (October 12, 2011)
Nesbit Elementary Hosting Disability Mentoring Day - Gwinnett Daily Post (October 11, 2011)
Nesbit Elementary holds mentoring day
- Tucker Patch News (October 12, 2011)
May 2011
- Film Highlights Ms. Wheelchair America: "Defining Beauty"
Ms. Wheelchair Georgia Kathleen Rice, Miss Georgia USA Kailyn Reque, and award-winning documentary film maker Manuela Ikenze spoke about the documentary film, "Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America," which premiered in Atlanta on May 14th and 15th during the Taste of Beauty Weekend.
Handle with Care Radio (Audio MP3, 66 MB) highlighted the Taste of Beauty Weekend which supported the documentary, "Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America,” and the Atlanta office of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, which includes the Southeast ADA Center.
For more information: Taste of Beauty Weekend | Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant | Documentary: "Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America" | "Defining Beauty" Facebook Page
April 2011
- Audio: Learn More about the Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University [MP3 file]
Pamela Williamson, Project Director of the Southeast ADA Center, is featured in an “At Your Service” radio broadcast from the Georgia Radio Reading Service (GARRS), talking about the work of the Southeast ADA Center and the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University.
