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Date: Jan 12 2023
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Ensure that your digital education projects are fully accessible. By Rich Cairn

When the Library of Congress launched the national “library service for blind patrons” (NLS) in 1931, it marked a key point in the history of intellectual, professional, and civic life for disabled Americans. The U.S. Government would henceforth take the leading role in ensuring that news, research, literature, an…

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Date: Dec 22 2022
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
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Date: Dec 6 2022
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Students Spellbound by Uncovering their School's Early History English Learners' Questions Connect School with Neighbors Guest post by Jaqueline LaFrance

This post appeared in edited form in the Daily Hampshire Gazette column Chalk Talk, on November 18, 2022. 

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Date: Nov 17 2022
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 9, Issue 11 for November 17, 2022

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Date: Oct 13 2022
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
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Date: Oct 5 2022
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Date: Sep 22 2022
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
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Date: Sep 12 2022
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By Rich Cairn, Emerging America

At the end of the 2021-2022 school year, Emerging America widely promoted an online survey of teachers to discover how much U.S. students are taught Disability History. Though the response was small, the results offer intriguing insights. The survey will repeat in 2023 and 2024. 

The 36 respondents represented 12 states; 69% were from Emerging Ame…

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Date: Aug 17 2022
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol.
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Date: Aug 9 2022
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Discussion that is always enlightening–sometimes challenging–between social studies teachers and teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Special Education has been one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching Emerging America's Accessing graduate courses across the U.S. since 2016. Such opportunities are too rare. 

Speaking from their rich daily experience, teachers have sha…

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