Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium

Honoring the historic struggle of Western Pennsylvanians with disabilities to attain human and civil rights.

Beyond History 2026 – Event Photo Galleries

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Photos by Aaron McGregor for the Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium. All rights reserved.

Gallery 1 – Opening Reception

Exterior of the Heinz History Center on the evening of Beyond History 2026.
Two volunteers smiling at a table with event materials and pens.
Three volunteers smiling behind the event registration table.
Four attendees chatting during the reception, including one power wheelchair user.
Framed student artwork displayed on a table for sale.
Colorful student paintings and crafts displayed for sale.
Three attendees talking around a reception table with drinks and event materials.
Four attendees standing together in conversation during the reception.
Two attendees smiling while talking near the reception area.
Group of attendees gathered in conversation, including two power wheelchair users.
Three attendees chatting near the student art display.
Two children and an adult browsing artwork displayed for sale.
Two attendees smiling together, one seated and wearing a Pirates cap.
Wheelchair user talking with two standing attendees during the reception.
Three attendees chatting together while holding drinks.
Three attendees talking near the reception tables, including one wheelchair user.
Three attendees standing together in conversation during the reception.
Three attendees chatting near the ballroom entrance.
Seated attendee talking with another guest while others mingle nearby.
Three attendees smiling together at a reception table.
Wheelchair user posing between rugby and basketball sports wheelchairs.

Gallery 2 – Program

Wheelchair user speaking onstage in front of the Beyond History logo.
Speaker addressing the audience from a podium beside the Beyond History logo.
Speaker at a microphone with a memorial slide projected behind her.
Power wheelchair user speaking from the audience during the program.
Speaker at a microphone in front of the Beyond History logo.
Speaker raising a glass while speaking from the podium.
Keynote speaker addressing the audience from the podium.
Keynote speaker at the podium with audience members seated in the foreground.
Side view of the keynote speaker at the podium beside the Beyond History logo.
Audience members seated at round tables facing the stage.
Keynote speaker gesturing from the podium beside the Beyond History logo.
Close view of the keynote speaker gesturing at the microphone.
Keynote speaker smiling while speaking from the podium.
Audience members seated at tables watching the program.
Audience members standing and applauding at the end of the program.
Attendee speaking into a handheld microphone while seated beside another attendee.
Child speaking into a handheld microphone while an adult listens nearby.

Gallery 3 – Sponsors and Community

Man in a gray blazer talking with two attendees near the reception tables.
Attendee leaning over to speak with a seated guest.
Two attendees talking face-to-face during the reception.
Three attendees standing together in conversation.
Wheelchair users talking with another other attendee.
Wheelchair user and attendee smiling during a conversation.
Group of attendees posing together, including a wheelchair user.
Man in a gray blazer greeting several attendees near the art display.
Two attendees smiling together for a posed photo.
Two attendees in baseball apparel posing together in front of the Beyond History logo.
Man in a gray blazer talking with two attendees, including one in a Pirates shirt.
Three attendees talking together near the reception tables.
Four attendees gathered around a phone, including one seated wheelchair user.
Man in a gray blazer chatting with three attendees.
Seven attendees standing together for a group photo.
Four attendees in Pirates apparel smiling around a table.
Two attendees posing together, one wearing a burgundy dress.
Three attendees posing together, including one wheelchair user.
Group of attendees in Pirates apparel smiling around a table.
Man in a gray blazer speaking with a seated attendee at a table.
Six attendees smiling together around a round table.
Six attendees smiling together at a table during the reception.
Three attendees smiling together at a reserved table.
Three attendees smiling together over dinner plates at a reserved table.
Large group of attendees posing around a round table.
Man in a gray blazer shaking hands with a seated attendee.
Four attendees in Pirates apparel smiling around a table.
Large group of attendees in Pirates apparel posing around a table.
Attendee in a “Baseball Joe” jersey talking with three other guests.
Group of attendees gathered around a table, including several wheelchair users.
Three attendees posing together, including a wheelchair user wearing a crown and sash.
Two attendees posing together, one holding a baseball and one wearing a Pirates jersey.
Three attendees talking around a table during the reception.
Attendee in a Pirates shirt standing beside a man in a gray blazer as they look at an item together.
Three wheelchair users posing together, one wearing a crown and sash.
Wheelchair user posing with two standing attendees at a table.
Man in a gray blazer talking with two children and two adults during the reception.