Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Speakers Bureau Home Celebrating Tina Calabro & Mark Steidl’s Well-Deserved Recognition Beyond History: Framing the Past, Shaping the Future (10/22/2025) Bill Chrisner: On the Front Lines of Advocacy Pennsylvania Disability History Collaborative Listening Tour 2025: PADDC Wants to Hear from You! “Change Not Charity” Film Screening on June 17 hosted by FISA Foundation Honoring Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Through Action Thought-Provoking Film on Institutional Life and Transitions: YOU.SLEEP.STAY. Treasures in the Archives: Special Education in the Archives Honoring History, Defending the Future: Disability Rights and Yom HaShoah Join us at the 2025 Disability & Mental Health Summit – Free to Attend! 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 Understanding the Past: 1950s Vaccine Trials at Polk State Honoring Black History & Disability History – Stories That Must Be Told SAVE THE DATE for Consortium Voting Event on October 10th Winter 2025 Newsletter Available In Memory of Jeff Parker: A Champion for Disability Rights Consortium on Comcast Newsmakers The Magic of Marlene, a Tribute by Max Colecchi Read Our Archived Newsletters “History of Human Services” workshop brings understanding of practices from ancient to modern times 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 From Wrongs to Rights Historic Resources Help Shape Pittsburgh’s Accessibility Plan! Explore Western Pennsylvania Disability History Collections Survey committee reports on continuing preservation efforts and historical resources Accessible Voting Resources Heinz archivists share expertise with Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Save the Date: Giving Tuesday is December 3! Honoring the Legacy of Marlene O’Leary, Disability Rights Advocate We Were Mother Bears: The Women Who Shaped Western Pennsylvania’s Disability Rights Movement The Power of Activism: Catherine Holl Take Our Survey 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) A Vision for Families – Social Value and Inclusion for People with Disabilities (2-part webinar) The Camera’s Eye: Telling the Story of Disability through the Power of Film (Webinar) Medical Safeguarding: Addressing Vulnerability in Medical Settings (Webinar) Staff