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Introducing Disability History to Teachers

Published on Tue, 04/21/2026

Disability History for Emerging Educators

Building Opportunities for Teacher Education Students to Engage with Disability History

Growing up, many of us did not have an opportunity to learn about disability history as part of our traditional K-12 curriculum when we were students. (We –the authors–did not learn about it until graduate school.) As adults and teachers, it can feel discouraging and potentially overwhelming to feel like we are lacking a foundation of knowledge to draw from–despite having an intention to learn and a desire to share it with students. 

Emerging America's Inclusive History News - April 2026

Published on Wed, 04/01/2026

April 2026 Inclusive History eNews

In this Issue:

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

 

Emerging America's Inclusive History News - March 2026

Published on Sun, 03/01/2026

March 2026 Inclusive History eNews

In this Issue:

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

 

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

Published on Fri, 10/31/2025

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. 

 

Emerging America's Inclusive History News - October 2025

Published on Tue, 09/30/2025

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. 

 

 

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

Published on Fri, 08/01/2025

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. 

 

 

Emerging America's Inclusive History News - May 2025

Published on Thu, 05/01/2025

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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