An excellent online exhibit shares powerful stories of Judy Heumann, Jermaine Greaves, Denise McQuade and others using engaging objects and images from the compelling exhibit Activist New York at the Museum of the City of New York - 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, opposite Central Park. Highlights of the in-person presentation on disability rights include posters, video, and–my favorite–a bullhorn used in the street protests. New York played a vital role in campaigns for access and for equal rights for disabled Americans. Disability Rights appears in the context of activism for a wide range of political and social causes. - Rich Cairn, Emerging America
News of the Field
May 27 & 28 and June 2 & 6 - Massachusetts Civics Project Showcases - participate as a community advisor - MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Generation Citizen.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education seeks panelists to shape the 8th grade civics state MCAS test. DESE panel application and details.
June 9-10 - in-person College Park, Maryland - National History Day Contest judges needed. Contact Lynne O'Hara - lynne@nhd.org.
Emerging America's History eNews will appear in June and then in September.
Free conference for teachers, disability advocates, historians, higher education students and allied organizations. Supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant.
$100 stipends for teachers and for disability advocates. Lunch provided.
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 June 19, 5:00-6:00pm Eastern Time. To join the group, email Rich Cairn - rcairn @ collaborative.org.
Recordings, transcript, slides & resources from the virtual Teaching Disability History Conference - 5:00-7:30pm
Free conference for teachers, disability advocates, historians, higher education students and allied organizations. Supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant.
Other Events
In-person, unless noted. Hybrid = in-person and virtual options.
June 3-4 Denver and June 9-11 Normal, Illinois - Teaching with Primary Sources Methods Academies - National Council for the Social Studies. Colorado info. Illinois info.
June 27-28 - Hybrid - Community Center, Deerfield, Massachusetts - 2025 Dublin Seminar: Recalling the Revolution in New England - Historic Deerfield - UMass Amherst Department of History - Historic New England - American Antiquarian Society - Boston University.
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Image Credits
League of the Physically Handicapped. Clipping from The Skyland Post, West Jefferson, North Carolina, June 25, 1936, page 2, in the Chronicling America at the 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.
