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56 Syracuse L. Rev. 201 (2005-2006)
The Burton Blatt Institute: Centers of Innovations on Disability at Syracuse University

handle is hein.journals/syrlr56 and id is 211 raw text is: THE BURTON BLATT INSTITUTE: CENTERS OF INNOVATION ON DISABILITY AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Peter Blanck CONTENTS IN TRO DU CTIO N .......................................................................................... 202 I. THE CROOKED TIMBER OF HUMANITY ......................... 205 A . M onica 's Story ......................................................................... 205 B. Can We Learn from History? .................................................. 209 1. Meaningful, Sustainable, and Financially W orthwhile Employment .......................................................... 210 2. Community Integration and Equal Participation in S o ciety ...................................................................................... 2 16 II. THE BURTON BLATT INSTITUTE ..................................................... 222 A. The Legacy of Burton Blatt ...................................................... 223 B . B B I P rojects ............................................................................. 224 C . N ew BBI Initiatives .................................................................. 227 C L O SIN G ..................................................................................................... 2 3 1 t University Professor, Syracuse University; Chair, Burton Blatt Institute: Centers of Innovation on Disability (BBI); Director of the Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center; Ph.D., Harvard University; J.D., Stanford University. This research was funded in part by grants from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Workforce Investment and Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities, Grant No. H 133B980042-99; IT Works, Grant No. H 133A011803; Technology for Independence: A Community-Based Resource Center, Grant No. H133A021801; and The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) for RRTC on Employment Policy for People with Disabilities. William Myhill provided his always generous and tireless assistance. For helpful comments, my thanks to Doug Biklen, Charlie Hammerman, and Michael Morris. The views herein reflect only those of the author and not those of any funding agency. For related projects, see Burton Blatt Institute, at http://bbi.syr.edu/ (last visited Nov. 18, 2005).