Published on Mon, 08/31/2026
Hidden Voices: Americans with Disabilities in United States History (book link) is a remarkable achievement. Published by the New York City Department of Education, it is the product of more than two years of labor of over 35 people, including 15 authors.
Published on Sun, 07/26/2026
Emerging America and the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) are pleased to announce a Genocide Education Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a transformative project: Teaching Genocide and Survivance of Indigenous / Native Persons and People with Disabilities. Awarded to CES in June 2026, the grant supports the development of an open-access curriculum design
Published on Sat, 07/25/2026
Published on Fri, 04/24/2026
Published on Tue, 04/21/2026
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.
Published on Wed, 04/01/2026
Published on Mon, 03/23/2026
Link to On Demand Resources: Practical Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students with Disabilities - from the Immigrant Learning Center
Published on Sun, 03/01/2026
Published on Thu, 02/19/2026
An array of powerful tools–some new–are now available to stimulate and support teaching about the Disability Rights Movement, focused on the 1970s through passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.
Published on Sun, 02/01/2026
Featured activity this issue: Disability and Young Voters: Access, Legislation and Mobilizing Young Voters - A National Civic Learning Week Discussion
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