Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Bill Chrisner: On the Front Lines of Advocacy “Change Not Charity” Film Screening on June 17 hosted by FISA Foundation Disability Pride Pittsburgh Read Our Archived Newsletters Beyond History: Framing the Past, Shaping the Future Events Treasures in the Archives: Special Education in the Archives Staff Honoring History, Defending the Future: Disability Rights and Yom HaShoah Join us at the 2025 Disability & Mental Health Summit – Free to Attend! Pennsylvania Disability History Collaborative Listening Tour 2025: PADDC Wants to Hear from You! Thought-Provoking Film on Institutional Life and Transitions: YOU.SLEEP.STAY. Beyond History: Framing the Past, Shaping the Future (10/22/2025) Honoring Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Through Action Uncovering Untold Stories: Disability History Featured at the Heinz History Center Your Voice Matters – Take Our Survey & Help Shape Our Future! Our Current Supporters Executive and Steering Committees Advisors SAVE THE DATE for Consortium Voting Event on October 10th Consortium on Comcast Newsmakers Understanding the Past: 1950s Vaccine Trials at Polk State Celebrating Tina Calabro & Mark Steidl’s Well-Deserved Recognition Home Honoring Black History & Disability History – Stories That Must Be Told Speakers Bureau The Magic of Marlene, a Tribute by Max Colecchi Presenting Our 2024 Impact Report: Milestones and Progress IMPACT REPORTS 2024 Impact Report Share Your Historic Materials with the Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium Funding Contact Us Winter 2025 Newsletter Available In Memory of Jeff Parker: A Champion for Disability Rights Historic Resources Explore Western Pennsylvania Disability History Collections Heinz archivists share expertise with Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf “History of Human Services” workshop brings understanding of practices from ancient to modern times Help Shape Pittsburgh’s Accessibility Plan! From Wrongs to Rights Accessible Voting Resources Save the Date: Giving Tuesday is December 3! We Were Mother Bears: The Women Who Shaped Western Pennsylvania’s Disability Rights Movement The Power of Activism: Catherine Holl Take Our Survey Survey committee reports on continuing preservation efforts and historical resources The History of Human Services: Tracing the Development of Contemporary Services Patterns & Some Universal Lessons that can be Learned from this History (2-day, in-person workshop) Honoring the Legacy of Marlene O’Leary, Disability Rights Advocate