The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University (SU), will have limited office hours as we participate in staff development activities from Monday, June 16 through Wednesday, June 18. Our office will be closed for the Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, June 19.
We will be monitoring emails from June 16 to June 18; however, our responses may be delayed. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.
Questions on the ADA?
Your calls and emails are important to us. We will be monitoring emails; however, our responses may be delayed from June 16 to June 18. We will respond when the office reopens on Friday – June 20 at 9:00 a.m. [Eastern].
Our websites are always open 24/7 at: adasoutheast.org ; adalive.org ; section504at50.org ; disabilitywebinars.org
More about Juneteenth
The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, observes Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”), a significant day in American history to honor the strength, resilience and perseverance of African Americans.
- Juneteenth Holiday
Source: Wikipedia - Juneteenth (June 19) History, Timeline, Observe
Source: National Today - The video Google Doodle for Juneteenth, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Loveis Wise and narrated by actor and activist LeVar Burton, features the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” poem written by James Weldon Johnson (1900). This was produced in honor of the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth in June 2020.
- Video Google Doodle: Anniversary of Juneteenth – Lift Every Voice and Sing [CC, 1:30 min.]
Web: youtube.com/watch?v=GNEPwwv56DY - Video: Behind the Google Doodle: 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth [CC, 4:55 min.]
Web: youtube.com/watch?v=ipodBEnW9Hk
- Video Google Doodle: Anniversary of Juneteenth – Lift Every Voice and Sing [CC, 1:30 min.]
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