Saul Schottenstein Foundation B Announces Jason Harris Joins The Burton Blatt Institute ("BBI") as a Research Associate
Jason Harris Joins BBI as a Research Associate, working to advance the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities around the world.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Saul Schottenstein Foundation B announces Jason Harris, Founder of Jason's Connection, has joined the staff of the Burton Blatt Institute ("BBI") at Syracuse University, as a Research Associate, working to advance the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities around the world. BBI (https://bbi.syr.edu) builds on the legacy of Burton Blatt, a pioneering disability rights scholar, to better the lives of people with disabilities.
In 2018, Jason Harris earned an M.S. in Cultural Foundation of Education and a Certificate of Advanced Disability Studies from Syracuse University. Jason was also one of the founders of the student organization On the Spectrum at Syracuse University.
In 2013, Jason Harris, Disability Advocate, and a Trustee of Saul Schottenstein Foundation B, founded the non-profit organization Jason's Connection https://www.jasonsconnection.org. Jason's Connection is an online community promoting inclusion, independence and equality of opportunity for individuals with disabilities, mental health, aging, and diverse abilities and needs. It explores the cultural and social aspects of disability and shares ideas to change cultural perceptions of differences by featuring expressions of art and personal-experience blogs contributed by their online community, and one of the largest national, organic searchable directories for medical, housing, employment, and other resources. Additionally, it provides a personalized service to assist those with specific needs locate resources in their area. Since its inception, Jason's Connection has grown to be one of the largest comprehensive, and diverse online presences that is run by a person with a disability, and furthers Saul Schottenstein Foundation B's mission to broaden consciousness of our connection and shared humanity, by embracing and including those with diversity, disability, and differences in society.
Saul Schottenstein Foundation B was established in 2009 by the Estate of Saul S. Schottenstein. Visit the Saul Schottenstein Foundation B website at http://www.saulschottensteinfoundationb.org
Contact:
Saul Schottenstein Foundation B
Jeffrey P. Harris, Trustee
http://www.saulschottensteinfoundationb.org
jeffreypharris(at)saulschottensteinfoundationb(dot)org
(513) 373-9533
SOURCE Saul Schottenstein Foundation B
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