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Disability in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Published on Tue, 06/11/2024

A man in a suit makes signs in American Sign Language.

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

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Disability, Disability History, Deaf, Special Education, Inclusion, Accessibility, History, U.S. History, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

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Insights on Multilingual Learners from History and Social Studies Teachers

Published on Tue, 04/30/2024

A US flag, with words Garibaldi Guard above, and appeals for 250 men to join the Union Army

Guest post by Jacqueline LaFrance

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Teacher Blog, Multilingual Learners, History, U.S. History, Civil War

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GBH: Teaching disability history in schools is 'long overdue,' advocates say

Published on Sat, 04/06/2024

people in wheelchairs, all facing the center, fill the room

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, Disability History, History, U.S. History, Inclusion

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Read about inclusion in: Teaching with Primary Sources for Cultural Understanding, Civic Mindedness, and Democracy

Published on Wed, 03/13/2024

Book cover for Teaching With Primary Sources for Cultural Understanding, Civic Mindedness, and Democracy features a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, people with fists raised as they march, and four women in an old photo holding signs that say "Vote".

Primary Sources and Inclusion

Purchase this new book on Teaching with Primary Sources from Teachers College Press.

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Primary Source Analysis, Inquiry, Inclusion, Accessible, Accessibility, Accessing Inquiry, Social Studies, History, Civics

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Teach Disability History Using Court Cases

Published on Thu, 01/25/2024

A group picture in the Oval Office. President Obama, wearing a suit, is holding a large picture frame in front of a group of four other people. To his right stands Lois Curtis, an African American woman with short curly hair wearing a blazer, gestures at the picture frame that holds her artwork.

Post by Rich Cairn and Ross Newton

"Court cases are great for teaching history because they often deal with concrete details from everyday life."

- Ross Newton, High School History teacher, HEC Academy.

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Courts, Civic Engagement, Civics, Disability History, History, U.S. History, Social Studies, Inclusion, Curriculum

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Disability History in State Standards and Mandates - and Other Tools

Published on Wed, 01/10/2024

Stronger together shows men and women of different races side-by-side, hands forward, holding an array of giant flowers. Above them, a flock of birds flies in front of the sun.

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.

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Standards, Disability, Disability History, History, Accessibility, Framework, Social Studies, Assessment

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Framework for Inclusion: Physical, Pedagogical, and Narrative Accessibility

Published on Mon, 12/11/2023

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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:

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Disability, Disability History, Special Education, Inclusion, Accessible, Accessing Inquiry, Accessibility, Social Studies, History, Civics

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Disability History Is Essential History - 2023 Report on the Teaching of Disability History

Published on Tue, 09/05/2023

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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.

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Disability, Disability History, Special Education, History, U.S. History, Inclusion, Accessible, Accessing Inquiry, Accessibility, Curriculum

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Time Out – Spotlight Offensive Language in Primary Sources

Every unit of the Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum includes an introduction to the topic of disability, including strategies to address disrespectful vocabulary.