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Announcing - Teaching the Genocide and Survivance of Indigenous / Native Persons and People with Disabilities

Published on Sun, 07/26/2026

The first group of "patients" assigned to what was called the Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded. c. 1921.

Collaborative for Educational Services Awarded Massachusetts 2026-27 Genocide Education Grant

Emerging America and the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) are pleased to announce a Genocide Education Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a transformative project: Teaching Genocide and Survivance of Indigenous / Native Persons and People with Disabilities. Awarded to CES in June 2026, the grant supports the development of an open-access curriculum design

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - July-August 2026

Published on Sat, 07/25/2026

A young woman using a wheelchair and another young woman companion laugh. The first woman wears a large Star of David with a handicapped symbol of a wheelchair on it. Both women are white, have shoulder-length light brown hair and wear heavy coats. They are part of a larger group also wearing warm clothes.

July-August 2026 Inclusive History eNews

In this Issue:

  1. News of the Field
  2. Disability History News & Resources
  3. Events @ Emerging America 
  4. Other Events
  5. Teaching Resources 
  6. New at the Library of Congress 

 

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - May-June 2026

Published on Fri, 04/24/2026

A white man wearing a stocking cap stands in a deserted dormitory with trash on the floor and battered walls and doors. A caption reads Rheal LaForest, Former Resident.

May-June 2026 Inclusive History eNews

In this Issue:

  • News of the Field
  • Disability History News & Resources
  • Events @ Emerging America 
  • Other Events
  • Teaching Resources 
  • New at the Library of Congress 

 

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Introducing Disability History to Teachers

Published on Tue, 04/21/2026

Two women pose outdoors in the midst of a gathering of people of varied abilities and ages. Both women are smiling, and both are white. Stella Young has short red hair swept over one temple. She is of short stature and uses an electric wheelchair. She wears a black dress. Jenny Macklin has short blond hair. She wears a sheer jacket and jacket and kneels by Young.

Disability History for Emerging Educators

Building Opportunities for Teacher Education Students to Engage with Disability History

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 and potentially overwhelming to feel like we are lacking a foundation of knowledge to draw from–despite having an intention to learn and a desire to share it with students. 

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - April 2026

Published on Wed, 04/01/2026

Poster: We Rise We Vote - shows silhouettes of a line of people holding signs, including young and adult and varied abilities–one person using a wheelchair

April 2026 Inclusive History eNews

In this Issue:

  • News of the Field
  • Disability History News & Resources
  • Events @ Emerging America 
  • Other Events
  • Teaching Resources 
  • New at the Library of Congress 

 

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Practical Strategies and Tools to Support Immigrant Students with Disabilities

Published on Mon, 03/23/2026

"A smiling teacher and student, both with straight dark hair in a classroom - her arm is on the back of his wheelchair - his head is cocked at an angle"

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

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - March 2026

Published on Sun, 03/01/2026

"Screenshot from RetroReport film on the Disability Rights Movement shows the front of a column of disability rights marchers, including one holding a banner that reads We Shall Overcome"

March 2026 Inclusive History eNews

In this Issue:

  • News of the Field
  • Disability History News & Resources
  • Events @ Emerging America 
  • Other Events
  • Teaching Resources 
  • New at the Library of Congress 

 

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Tools for Teaching the Disability Rights Movement

Published on Thu, 02/19/2026

Screenshot from RetroReport film on the Disability Rights Movement shows the front of a column of disability rights marchers, including one holding a banner that reads "We Shall Overcome"

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. 

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - February 2026

Published on Sun, 02/01/2026

In a cartoon, a diverse group of eight adults by age, race and gender face the viewer. One man with a beard uses a wheelchair.

In this Issue:

  • News of the Field
  • Disability History News & Resources
  • Events @ Emerging America 
  • Other Events
  • Teaching Resources 
  • New at the Library of Congress 

 

Featured activity this issue: Disability and Young Voters: Access, Legislation and Mobilizing Young Voters - A National Civic Learning Week Discussion

 

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