Bill Text: NY J02105 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of InclusiveU of Syracuse University

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-09 - ADOPTED [J02105 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J02105-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2105

BY: Senator MAY

        COMMEMORATING  the  10th Anniversary of InclusiveU
        of Syracuse University

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative  Body  to  foster  the
health  and  well-being  of  its  citizens and engage in a conscientious
commitment to advancing the safety and  advocacy  for  individuals  with
disabilities across this great State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate  the  10th Anniversary of InclusiveU of Syracuse University;
and

  WHEREAS, InclusiveU  calls  the  Lawrence  B.  Taishoff  Center  for
Inclusive  Higher  Education  its home at Syracuse University, a leading
institution for special education research and  focus  on  accessibility
and  inclusion  for  individuals  with  intellectual  and  developmental
disabilities; and

  WHEREAS, InclusiveU brings students of all  ages  with  intellectual
and  developmental disabilities who want to experience college life in a
fully inclusive setting to Syracuse University; the organization  offers
meaningful  and  impactful opportunities for our students to participate
in every aspect of campus life; and

  WHEREAS, InclusiveU has 100 enrolled students, making it the largest
inclusive campus in the country; about forty of these students  live  in
residence halls, fully inclusive with their peers; and

  WHEREAS,  Founded  in 2014, InclusiveU became a federally recognized
program in 2015; the organization has received national  attention  from
the  New York Times, the Huffington Post, as well as other publications,
and received designation as a Comprehensive Transition  Program  through
the U.S. Department of Education in 2018; and

  WHEREAS, In 2020, InclusiveU and the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for
Inclusive  Higher  Education helped to establish the Syracuse University
Center on Disability and Inclusion,  which  undoubtedly  has,  and  will
continue  to  have,  an  immeasurable  positive  impact  on the lives of
individual students and the campus community as a  whole  for  years  to
come; and

  WHEREAS,  In  so effectively carrying out its mission, InclusiveU of
Syracuse University has demonstrated the value  of  providing  equitable
and   inclusive   opportunities   to   people   with   intellectual  and
developmental  disabilities,  which,  in  turn,  enriches  the   social,
cultural,  moral,  and  economic  state  of New York and the Nation as a
whole; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  10th Anniversary of InclusiveU of Syracuse University;
and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to InclusiveU.