The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University will present a free half-day workshop from 9:30 to noon on Thursday, May 3, on Changing the Conversation: Engaging Communities in Improving Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities. Erik Carter of Vanderbilt University will focus on creating true community-based solutions by engaging people who are not already familiar with the challenges … [Read more...]

Angela Harris, Chief Social Rehabilitation Executive at Torrance State Hospital in Westmoreland County, spoke to the Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium's survey committee about Torrance's centennial in 2019 and their plans to open a historic museum in the former superintendent’s house. The commemoration will take place the week of October 7, 2019, to coincide with … [Read more...]

The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium presents: Let's Not Repeat the Past History Meets Disability Advocacy 2018 Two half-day events will discuss learning from the past—how the disability rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s informs present-day issues and advocacy. May 31 and October 18, 2018 9:30 a.m. to noon Both events are free and open to the … [Read more...]

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This year's theme is See Me For Me. You can follow or post related news and events on social media using hashtag #ddawareness18.  President Ronald Reagan first established March as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987. Read his original proclamation. Also check out Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's 2018 … [Read more...]