The Bloustein School’s disability justice discussion aimed to raise awareness of ongoing issues and advocate for recognizing those with disabilities as deserving of equitable treatment and accommodations in all areas of life.
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disability
Empowering Opportunity through Disability Advocacy and Education
Growing up as a child with a disability, Professor Cynthia Simon experienced what is now called bullying. From political science to law to advocacy, she is teaching students that much of what disables people are not impairments, but attitudes and societally created barriers.
EJB Talks–Fostering a Better Understanding of the Disability Community
Growing up as a child with a disability, Professor Cynthia Simon shares how her early studies eventually led to teaching disability studies and talks about the importance of including people with disabilities in the discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
NJDHS, DEP Tour Recreational Area in Pinelands to Spotlight Making Nature Accessible to All
Impact of Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) Program Grantee Highlighted First launched in January 2021, the IHC grant program works to support communities and ensure that the voices and needs of people with disabilities are included in healthy community planning. ...
Rutgers launches disability studies minor
One in four adults in the United States has some type of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This makes disability a natural and common part of the human experience. The new minor is an interdisciplinary effort designed to support an intrinsically collaborative approach to studying the lived experience of disability and the theoretical frameworks that surround that experience.
NJTIP@Rutgers empowers: Making transit accessible and usable for New Jerseyans
NJTIP@Rutgers’ hands-on training was challenged and had to change, expanding its programs to provide training not just in transit but also the skills necessary to use the remote tools that have become so necessary over the past year.
Keeping seniors connected is key to alleviating social isolation
Karen Alexander of NJTIP@Rutgers explains how technology, other solutions can help older adults and those with disabilities
NJ Human Services Launches $1.4M Grant Program to Create Inclusive and Healthy Communities for Individuals with Disabilities
DHS’ Division of Disability Services (DDS) has engaged the Bloustein School to provide support in managing grant proposals.
Bloustein School faculty and staff are major presence at annual New Jersey Planning Conference
On January 26-27, the American Planning Association New Jersey chapter and the Bloustein School presented the 2017 New Jersey Planning Conference. As the only planning school in the state, faculty and staff from the Bloustein School have a major presence during the...