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…
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
Date: Aug 7 2025
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Brad Lomax: The Disabled Black Panther Who Fought for Section 504
By Saphire Murphy
Brad Lomax is a disabled man who is the leading reason we have Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but most likely, you don’t know who he is. You don’t have to be embarrassed or ashamed because not many people know of Lomax and his contributions to Disability Rights.
Date: Aug 1 2025
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Other Events
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Updated 09/08/2025
Featured August-September Blog Post: Brad Lomax: The Disabled Black Panther Who Fought for Section 504 by Saphire Murphy.
Date: Jun 11 2025
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The Struggle for Disability Rights: From Objects of Reform to Advocates for Equality
Published in the National History Day 2026 Theme Book - June, 2025
Overview article on disability history for teachers and secondary students.
We are proud to share this excellent overview summary of disability history!
Lynne O'Hara from National History Day (NHD) approached Emerging America in su…
Date: May 31 2025
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In this Issue:
News of the Field
Disability History News & Resources
Events @ Emerging America
Other Events
Teaching Resources
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Date: May 1 2025
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Inclusive History News
In this Issue:
News of the Field
Disability History News & Resources
Events @ Emerging America
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Date: Apr 1 2025
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Inclusive History News
In this Issue:
News of the Field
Disability History News & Resources
Events @ Emerging America
Other Events
Teaching Resources
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April featured lesson: Disabled veterans advocated for access to legal services and won the first curb cut in Kalamazoo in 1945. How can this story spark student curiosity about their community a…
Date: Mar 6 2025
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“Completely Healthy Children” - The Persistence of Disabled Children and Their Allies During Aktion T4 and the Holocaust
By Wyatt Edwards
In Mikaël Ross’s graphic novel The Thud, the main character Noel, who has a developmental disability and has just arrived at a care facility in Germany, learns from an older woman named Irma about how her brother once told her the story of how the buses cam…
Date: Mar 1 2025
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Inclusive History News
In this Issue:
News of the Field
Disability History News & Resources
Events @ Emerging America
Other Events
Teaching Resources
New at the Library of Congress
March featured blog: "Completely Healthy Children:" The Persistence of Disabled Children and Their Allies During Aktion T4 and the Holocaust - by Wyatt Edwards
Date: Feb 2 2025
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The Dehumanizing Effects of Eugenics: Disability History Lesson Plan
By Rich Cairn
The engravings on the right of two young women are haunting. Aside from the clothing, these faces could easily be high school or college students today. Yet these images appeared in the New York Tribune in 1912 under the headline, “Eugenists Would Improve Human Stock by Blotting Out Blood Taints,” with the sub…