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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…

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…

February Featured Blog Post - Eugenics: Teaching Agency and the Roots of Genocide - including lesson from Reform to Equal Rights

January Featured Blog Post - Primary Sources: Demonstrating the Power of the Community - "Whose Independence," a lesson by Cheryl-Anne Amendola

"Whose Independence?" 5th grade lesson features reflections of the U.S. Declaration, including the 1989 Disabled People's Bill of Rights & Declaration of Independence - Cheryl Anne Amendola - National Middle Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2023. Link to slides from the lesso…

December Featured Blog Post: The Movement to Teach Disability History Comes Together - includes The Need Remains: 2024 Teacher Survey Results

Through the years, I have attend many uplifting annual conferences of the National Council for the Social Studies. Yet the November 22-24, 2024 conference set a new high for new energy and focus on teaching disability history. Interest in workshops and posters on disability history attracted strong participation. And my walk through th…