Advocate for People with Disabilities to Receive One of Syracuse University--™s Unsung Heroes Awards

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Advocate for People with Disabilities to Receive One of Syracuse University--™s Unsung Heroes Awards

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In recognition of her work as a passionate advocate for people with disabilities, Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, Research Associate with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been selected as a recipient of Syracuse University--™s 2011 Unsung Hero Award. Akinpelu has been instrumental in the creation of practical solutions to the unique challenges faced by women with disabilities and Deaf women: they not only experience domestic violence at vastly disproportionate numbe

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