The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium would like to thank everyone for donating to our fundraising drive! The campaign raised over $1,000! Your continued support is crucial in helping us continue the good work that we do at the Consortium. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! Please remember you can make a donation online anytime. … [Read more...]
Disability History Now Part of Pennsylvania School Curriculum
On July 8, 2022, the PA legislature passed an amendment approving disability inclusive curriculum in Pennsylvania schools. The bill (H.R. 1642), introduced by PA Representative Joe Hohenstein (D-Philadelphia) and Representative Jason Oritay (R-Washington/Allegheny), passed by a vote of 181-19. On his website Representative Hohenstein, himself a person with a disability, emphasized the importance … [Read more...]
New “Voices of Change” Video Features Shirley Pickens, Former Director of Polk Center
Shirley Pickens, director, Polk Center, 2008-2020 Video not displaying correctly? Watch it on YouTube. Shirley Pickens retired in 2020 as director of Polk Center, a state institution for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Venango County. Shirley spent her entire professional career at Polk, serving as director for 12 years and in other professional roles for three … [Read more...]
Press Release: Disability History Consortium Documenting Stories of People of Color who have Disabilities
Download this press release in PDF format. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Alonna Carter- Donaldsonalonna.carter@gmail.com412-204-7199 Disability History Consortium Documenting Storiesof People of Color who have Disabilities Pittsburgh, PA, July 17, 2022. The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium (WPDHAC) has launched a new, ongoing effort to document and … [Read more...]
Intersection of Race and Disability Project: Florence Reed
By Alonna Carter-Donaldson, Project Scholar When thinking about Western Pennsylvania’s storied past, what comes to mind? Andrew Carnegie and the steel mills? Fort Pitt as Revolutionary War stronghold? Or… maybe the Heinz empire that revolutionized the way that Americans enjoyed their condiments. Something is missing. While these stories are important parts of the Western Pennsylvania … [Read more...]
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