Prof. Peter Blanck

Peter Blanck is a University Professor at Syracuse University, which is the highest faculty rank granted to only eight prior individuals in the history of the University. He is also Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. Prior to his appointment at Syracuse, Professor Blanck was Kierscht Professor of Law and director of the Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center at the University of Iowa.  Blanck has written articles and books on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related laws, received grants to study disability law and policy, represented clients before the U.S. Supreme Court in ADA cases, and testified before Congress. His work has received national and international attention.  Some of Professor Blanck’s books in the disability field include: The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Emerging Workforce (AAMR, 1998); Employment, Disability, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (Northwestern U. Press 2000); Disability Civil Rights Law and Policy (with Hill, Siegal & Waterstone) (West, 2005, 2009); and Race, Ethnicity and Disability (with Logue) (Cambridge U. Press 2010).

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