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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - November-December 2025

Published on Fri, 10/31/2025

A thin older man with combed dark hair grips a chain link fence which he leans into and stares through intently.

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 November-December Teaching Resource: New Topical Student Research Guides on Disability History from Emerging America and Keene State College. 

 

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - October 2025

Published on Tue, 09/30/2025

On the street during a march, a man in a cowboy hat and t-shirt using a wheelchair holds a sign reading "Cutting my bus cuts my independence"

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 October Blog Post: Supporting Teachers to Teach Disability History with Confidence: Lessons from New Jersey by Nicole Hansen, Christa S. Bialka and Teresa G. Wojcik. 

 

 

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Brad Lomax: The Disabled Black Panther Who Fought for Section 504

Published on Thu, 08/07/2025

Black Panther Newspaper front page, with banner headline "HANDICAPPED WIN DEMANDS - END H.E.W. OCCUPATION", photos of black demonstrators in wheelchair, with sign

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.

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - August-September 2025

Published on Fri, 08/01/2025

A hand holds a card reading "Teach Disability History" in front of the steps of the U.S. Capitol site of the 1990 Capitol Crawl protest

In this Issue:

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

 

Updated 09/08/2025

Featured August-September Blog Post: Brad Lomax: The Disabled Black Panther Who Fought for Section 504 by Saphire Murphy. 

 

 

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The Struggle for Disability Rights - Overview of Disability History

Published on Wed, 06/11/2025

Ed Roberts, a smiling man with dark hair and beard is strapped into his wheelchair. He is speaking into a microphone.

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.

Download the summary article on disability history. 

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - May 2025

Published on Thu, 05/01/2025

A newspaper photograph shows dozens of members of the League of the Physically Handicapped in around a truck that they drove from New York to Washington to demand access to WPA jobs.

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 

 

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Emerging America's Inclusive History News - April 2025

Published on Tue, 04/01/2025

Inaccessible curb, mid-20th century. A wheelchair is rolled right up to the edge.

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 

 

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