SYRACUSE -- The Division of Student Affairs at Syracuse University says disabilities are part of the human tapestry; that's why it's weaving a Disability Cultural Center into facilities offered.
The Director says disabilities are not just something people may wish to overcome, but instead embrace. Now, they have a place to talk, or just hang out and relax.
Diane Wiener is the Director of the Center. "Students with or without disabilities have a place where they can feel at home and feel proud of who they are, and be a part of a conversation about the future," she says. "It's my hope that centers like this will open all over the country."
Wiener says a similar disability cultural center set up at the University of Minnesota, but Syracuse University's Center is one of a kind. Where the University of Minnesota's Center is student-run, the center at SU is the first in the nation to be directed by a full time professional staff member.
The Center is in the Hoople Building on South Crouse Avenue.
