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Articles and Reports
- Calabro, Tina, and Green, Sierra. “’You Put on Your Suit of Armor and Move Ahead’: Disability Rights Advocate Patricia Clapp.” Western Pennsylvania History Magazine, Summer 2023.
- Green, Sierra, “Chevon Hendzel.” Western Pennsylvania History Magazine, Spring 2022.
- Calabro, Tina, and Caruso, Guy. “The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium.” Pennsylvania History (2022) 89 (3): 462-472.
- Fialkowski, Kathryn, Sly, Margery N, and Sonneborn, Lisa. “Temple University’s Intellectual Disability Collections: Collaboration, Education, and Engagement.” Pennsylvania History (2022) 89 (3): 445-461.
- Green, Sierra. “Emerging Research Opportunities in Disability History at Heinz History Center.” Pennsylvania History (2022) 89 (3): 351-364.
- Kuhn, Andrea, M.A. and Simon, Elliott W. Ph.D. That Fateful Ride: An Investigation into the Life and Times of Children and Adults Who Became the First 153 Residents of the Newly Created Western Institution for the Feebleminded in Polk Pennsylvania. March 2, 2016.
- Malley, Bridget. “Documenting Disability History in Western Pennsylvania.” The American Archivist (2021) 84 (1):13-31.
Digital Exhibits
- Coming soon.
Journals
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. Special Summer 2022 Issue (89.3). (Theme: Exploring Disability History in Pennsylvania)
Other Videos
- Allegheny County. “Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the ADA (Part 2)” YouTube video, 24 minutes 46 seconds. Posted July 2015.
- Boyle, Zak. “A Tribute to Linda Dickerson.” Vimeo video, 6 minutes 13 seconds. Posted 2016.
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. “Americans with Disabilities Act, Signing Ceremony, July 26, 1990.” 2015, 7:15 minutes. Includes comments from Dick Thornburgh, former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. attorney general. Posted 2020.
- City of Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Task Force on Disabilities. “Small Differences.” 1995, 20 minutes. Copyright 1995, City of Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Task Force on Disabilities. Used by permission. Film follows a group of Pittsburgh middle school-age youth as they explore what people with and without disabilities have in common. Filmed and narrated by the youth. Directed by Tony Buba. Posted 2020.
- CMU Alumni Association, “Linda Dickerson Celebration of Life.” Posted February 28, 2022.
- United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, “From Wrongs to Rights” video, 2013, 8:41 minutes.
- WNYIL. “Pioneers in Disability Rights and Community Organizing – An Interview with Kathleen Kleinmann.” YouTube video, 53 minutes 52 seconds. Posted April 2015.
Presentations
- Green, Sierra. “Preserving the Voices of Accessible Transportation.” Recorded presentation, Heinz History Center, April 23, 2023.
- Carter-Donaldson, Alonna (panelist), “The Role of Oral History: Disability Voices Rising.” Institute on Disabilities at Temple University Mini Course Lecture Series on Disability, February 22, 2023.
- Carter-Donaldson, Alonna, “The Intersection of Race and Disability Project with Alonna Carter-Donaldson.” Achieva Advocacy webinar, November 9, 2022.
- Carter-Donaldson, Alonna, “The Intersection of Race and Disability Project.” Heinz History Center, November 2, 2022.
- Carter-Donaldson, Alonna, “An Overview: The Intersection of Race and Disability Project.” Slideshow, Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children “Envision 2022” conference, May 6, 2022.
- Green, Sierra. “Collaborating to Identify, Preserve and Share Western Pennsylvania Disability History.” Slideshow, 90th Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Historical Association, October 15, 2021. Presentation available here.
- Stump, Tyler. “Disability History Mother Lode: Records of Institutionalization at the Pennsylvania State Archives.” Slideshow, 90th Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Historical Association, October 15, 2021. Download presentation slides and speaking notes.
- Green, Sierra. “Researching the History of Institutionalized People.” Recorded presentation, Heinz History Center, April 2021. Resource List available here.
- Calabro, Tina, and Madarsz Anne. “Collaborating with Curators and Archivists to Preserve Community History.” Pennsylvania State Archives, Community History Dialog Series, December 23, 2020.
- Green, Sierra. “When Grassroots Advocacy Sparks Grassroots Preservation: Working alongside Advocates, Archivists, and Curators to Document the Historic Experiences of People with Disabilities.” Slideshow, Society of American Archivists annual conference, August 2019. Notes available here.
- Malley, Bridget. “Documentation Strategy and WPDHAC.” Slideshow, Society of American Archivists annual conference, August 2019. Notes available here.
- Sly, Margery. “Documenting Disability Rights History: Collaborating and Cooperating.” Slideshow, Society of American Archivists annual conference, August 2019. Notes available in presentation.
- Stump, Tyler. “Working Collaboratively to Preserve and Share Pennsylvania’s Disability History Records: The Pennsylvania State Archives Perspective.” Slideshow, Society of American Archivists annual conference, August 2019. Notes available here.
Websites
- Pittsburgh and Allegheny County ADA25, Fisa Foundation. 2015.
- Pittsburgh Disability March and ADA 27th Anniversary Rally, Access Mob Pittsburgh. 2017.
- “From Wrongs to Rights,” created by United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania (archived website).
- ADA Diaries of Pennsylvania, It’s Our Story, LLC.
