Disability and Young Voters: Access, Legislation and Mobilizing Young Voters - A National Civic Learning Week Discussion
March 11 - 7pm Eastern Time - Explore the state of voting by people with disabilities and by young voters. Discuss strategies and programs for your school to register students with disabilities to vote and to prepare all students to make a successful plan to vote. Register for the webinar.
Lisa Schur, Co-Director, Program for Disability Research, Rutgers University
Doug Kruse, Co-Director, Program for Disability Research, Rutgers University
Ashleigh McKenna, Chief of Staff, New Voters
Noorya Hayat, Senior Researcher, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), Tisch College, Tufts University
Saturday: “Tools for Guiding Student Research on Disability and Its Impacts” - Keene State College, and “Building Access to DBQs for Multilingual Learners" - Mass Council for the Social Studies.
Teaching Disability and Human Rights: 2nd Annual Virtual Conference - Registration to open by January 31.
April 7 - 5:00-7:00pm Eastern Time
Keynote: Hezzy Smith, Harvard Law School
Disability Legislation
Student Research Projects on Disability History - Graham Warder
Curriculum and Other Teaching Resources
Teaching Disability History Interest Group
Teachers, disability advocates, historians, higher education students and allied organizations meet quarterly to share resources and discuss how to advance the field. ASL and CART provided. Supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant. Next meeting is March 19, 5:00-6:00pm Eastern Time. To join the group, email Rich Cairn - rcairn @ collaborative.org.
Other Events
In-person, unless noted. Hybrid = in-person and virtual options.
July 27-30 - Three Branches Institute - Washington, DC - Free program for educators - apply by March 1 - White House Historical Association, Supreme Court Historical Society, and U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
Teaching Resources
Student advocate - Understanding Our Differences.Understanding Our Differences is a proven, interactive disability awareness program that educates and empowers children and communities to respect, include, and value people of all abilities.
Committed to Access and Inclusion of All Learners in Civics, History and Social Studies
Created in response to teacher requests in 2013, the History eNews emailed monthly short descriptions and links of quality history and social studies events and resources. Today, items appear in an Emerging America blog page, with regular Constant Contact email notices to our subscribers. Sign up free at the bottom of the page.
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Image Credits
Making a Plan to Vote artwork from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
Photo of the Museum of Disability History courtesy the Viscardi Center.
Photo of student advocate Grace Hanna courtesy Understanding Our Differences.
Still from interview of Mildred Bond Roxborough (2010) - Civil Rights History Project - Library of Congress.
Civics and Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction Specialist, Collaborative for Educational Services
Rich Cairn founded Emerging America in 2006, which features the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program at the Collaborative for Educational Services, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History program, "Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry." The Accessing Inquiry clearinghouse, supported by the Library of Congress TPS program promotes full inclusion of students with disabilities and English Learners in civics and social studies education.
