Growing up, many of us did not have an opportunity to learn about disability history as part of our traditional K-12 curriculum when we were students. (We –the authors–did not learn about it until graduate school.) As adults and teachers, it can feel discouraging a…
Date: Apr 21 2026
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Disability History for Emerging Educators
Building Opportunities for Teacher Education Students to Engage with Disability History
Date: Apr 1 2026
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April 2026 Inclusive History eNews
In this Issue:
News of the Field
Disability History News & Resources
Events @ Emerging America
Other Events
Teaching Resources
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Featured post this issue: Practical Strategies and Tools for Supporting Immigrant Students with Disabilities Featured Events: Teaching Disability and Human Rights: 2nd Annual Virtua…
Date: Mar 23 2026
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Groundbreaking Support for an Underserved Group of Learners
Link to On Demand Resources: Practical Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students with Disabilities - from the Immigrant Learning Center
Link to a Padlet of resources for history, civics, social studies and humanities teachers - from Emerging America
Join us for the April 7 Virtual Conference: Teaching Disability H…
Date: Mar 1 2026
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March 2026 Inclusive History eNews
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Disability History News & Resources
Events @ Emerging America
Other Events
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Featured post this issue: Tools for Teaching the Disability Rights Movement: Classroom Friendly Video and Other Accessible Curriculum for Teaching the Disability Rights Movement Fea…
Date: Feb 19 2026
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Classroom Friendly Video and Other Accessible Curriculum for Teaching the Disability Rights Movement
An array of powerful tools–some new–are now available to stimulate and support teaching about the Disability Rights Movement, focused on the 1970s through passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.
On April 7, 2026 join Jill Rosenbaum, producer of the video "How Activists Fo…
Date: Feb 1 2026
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Disability History News & Resources
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Featured activity this issue: Disability and Young Voters: Access, Legislation and Mobilizing Young Voters - A National Civic Learning Week Discussion
Date: Dec 31 2025
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Featured in this issue: National Council for the Social Studies passes Resolution Creating Inclusive Social Studies Classrooms for Students with Disabilities and supporting integration of disability history into the cu…
Date: Oct 31 2025
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Disability History News & Resources
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Featured November-December Teaching Resource: New Topical Student Research Guides on Disability History from Emerging America and Keene State College.
Date: Sep 30 2025
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Disability History News & Resources
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Featured October Blog Post: Supporting Teachers to Teach Disability History with Confidence: Lessons from New Jersey by Nicole Hansen, Christa S. Bialka and Teresa G. Wojcik.
Date: Sep 15 2025
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Supporting Teachers to Teach Disability History with Confidence: Lessons from New Jersey
By Nicole Hansen, Christa S. Bialka and Teresa G. Wojcik
In 2019, New Jersey became one of the first states in the nation to require that schools teach about the political, economic, and social contributions of people with disabilities. For too long, disability has either been invisible in curr…