Alonna Carter joins the Consortium as Project Scholar for a new effort dedicated to collecting and sharing history of people with disabilities who are people of color. Major funding for the effort … [Read more...] about Consortium welcomes new Project Scholar
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Community Archives Grant to Consortium
The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium has received a $100,000 grant from the Community Archives initiative of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The two-year grant will build … [Read more...] about Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Community Archives Grant to Consortium
Disability Rights Advocate Patricia (“Pat”) Clapp (1929-2021)
Pioneering disability rights advocate Patricia "Pat" Clapp, who helped change the way society viewed services for people with intellectual disabilities, passed away on November 26, 2021. A native … [Read more...] about Disability Rights Advocate Patricia (“Pat”) Clapp (1929-2021)
Annual Meeting of Pennsylvania Historical Association Features Session on Disability History
The 90th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Historical Association, held in October 2021, focused on the theme “Justice and Rights in the Mid-Atlantic” and included a panel on disability history. The … [Read more...] about Annual Meeting of Pennsylvania Historical Association Features Session on Disability History
We are hiring! The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium seeks a Project Director
Project Director (20 hours/week) Function: The Project Director is responsible for the overall operation of the Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium (WPDHAC). The … [Read more...] about We are hiring! The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium seeks a Project Director
Summer 2022 issue of Pennsylvania History Magazine dedicated to disability history
The Summer 2022 issue of Pennsylvania History Magazine will be dedicated to disability history. The issue will be edited by Dennis B. Downey, Ph.D., Professor of History Emeritus, Millersville … [Read more...] about Summer 2022 issue of Pennsylvania History Magazine dedicated to disability history
New “Voices of Change” video features sisters’ memories of longtime Polk Center resident
The Consortium announces the premiere of a new video in its “Voices of Change” series. The video features an interview with Virginia Flavin Pribanic and Carol Flavin Pursehouse, sisters of Danny … [Read more...] about New “Voices of Change” video features sisters’ memories of longtime Polk Center resident
Consortium receives grant to collect histories about intersection of race and disability
The Consortium is pleased to announce the award of a FISA Foundation grant for a one-year project to document and share histories of Western Pennsylvanians with disabilities who are people of color. … [Read more...] about Consortium receives grant to collect histories about intersection of race and disability
Social justice lesson plan highlights 1970s era of disability rights advocacy
In the early 1970s, a group of advocates from the Arc of Pa Allegheny County chapter visited institutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Pennsylvania. These visits … [Read more...] about Social justice lesson plan highlights 1970s era of disability rights advocacy
Don’t miss! American Democracy exhibit – closing October 10 at the Heinz History Center – includes disability rights
Don't miss the chance to explore the history of what it means to be an American citizen at the exhibit American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, on exhibit at the Heinz History Center through October … [Read more...] about Don’t miss! American Democracy exhibit – closing October 10 at the Heinz History Center – includes disability rights
