Infusing Disability History into the Classroom
Published on Wed, 10/02/2024
5 Ways to Teach Disability History in Social Studies Class
Published on Wed, 08/21/2024
5 Ways to Teach Disability History in Social Studies Class
Kara Newhouse - KQED - Mind/Shift
In this insightful article, Newhouse explores practical approaches and resources to integrating disability history into teaching about:
Disability in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Published on Tue, 06/11/2024
By Rich Cairn, History, Civics & Social Studies Inclusion Specialist, CES
Teaching about Disability in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Slides from presentation by Rich Cairn at the virtual conference: A More Perfect Union: Exploring America's Story in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, June 17, 2024
Choices Program: Disability Histories Now
Published on Tue, 05/21/2024
Guest post by Max Chervin Bridge
GBH: Teaching disability history in schools is 'long overdue,' advocates say
Published on Sat, 04/06/2024
GBH News - Boston published a story and accompanying quiz on the emerging movement to #TeachDisabilityHistory.
See the article at Teaching disability history in schools is 'long overdue,' advocates say. Teachers, community advocates, and resource leaders comment on developments in the growing field. Follow links to legislation from multiple states.
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Disability History in State Standards and Mandates - and Other Tools
Published on Wed, 01/10/2024
Check Out New Resources and Tools at EmergingAmerica.org
Emerging America recently added useful functions to our website. At the suggestion of friends at the #TeachDisabilityHistory campaign, we added an FAQ page to the Reform to Equal Rights curriculum. And we added more lessons as well as search tools to the Teaching Resources page.
Reform to Equal Rights - Disability History Curriculum
The Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum includes 250 primary sources in 23 lessons in seven units. Inclusive lessons feature Universal Design for Learning strategies and exemplary assessments. Lesson content facilitates integration into many regular K-12 topics. Skill and language development addresses C-3 History and Social Science frameworks as well as Educating for American Democracy Roadmap themes. Developed with Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant with additional support from Mass Humanities.
Framework for Inclusion: Physical, Pedagogical, and Narrative Accessibility
Published on Mon, 12/11/2023
A Comprehensive Approach to Full Inclusion
Effective implementation for all learners, especially the 7.5 million Special Education students in the United States, requires careful consideration of accessibility. In particular, educators must pay attention to critical accessibility principles:
Online Exhibit on Impacts of the Civil War on Disability
Published on Tue, 10/17/2023
Explore the compelling stories of Civil War nurses and disabled veterans.
How did their experiences change America?
Visit the new online exhibit: How Civil War Veterans Transformed Disability.
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Disability History Is Essential History - 2023 Report on the Teaching of Disability History
Published on Tue, 09/05/2023
Emerging America 2023 Survey on the Teaching of Disability History
By Rich Cairn, Emerging America
At the end of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, Emerging America widely promoted an online survey of teachers to discover how much they teach disability history. Though the response has been small, the results offer intriguing insights.