Affiliates

Museum of disABILITY History Virtual Museum

www.museumofdisability.org

People Inc.

www.people-inc.org

Important Links

President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

www.acf.hhs.gov

The Americans with Disabilities Act Document Portal/ US Department of Education-NIDRR

www.adaportal.org/default.htm

The Center on Human Policy's Disability Studies for Teachers website:

www.disabilitystudiesforteachers.org/index.php

Tampa Mayor's Alliance for Persons with Disabilities

www.tampagov.net/dept_Mayor/Mayors_Alliance/famous_persons/index.asp

A Chronology of the Disability Rights Movements

www.sfsu.edu/~hrdpu/chron.htm

National Council for Support of Disability Issues

www.ncsd.org

Eugenics Archives

www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/branch.pl

National Museum of American History "The Disability Rights Movement"

www.americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights

The Disability History Association

www.dha.osu.edu

Center for Independent Living

www.cilberkeley.org

U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features:

www.census.gov

The National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth

www.ncld-youth.info

The Arc of the United States: History

http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=269&srcid=183

Disabled American Veterans

http://www.dav.org/about/history.html

Mental Health History Timeline: Middlesex University

http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/MHHTim.htm

National Mental Health Association: History of the American Mental Health Movement

http://www1.nmha.org/about/history.cfm

 

How to do it in your state.

With the growing need for a Disability History Week across the country; we have compiled the tools to help you develop the legislation in your state. If you have any other questions please let us know.

NYS Disability History Curriculum is now available! 11-19-08

The Museum of disABILITY History is pleased to announce that lesson plans for grades 4-8 as well as supplemental information are now available! These can be found through the Teacher…

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2008 NYS Disability History Week 9-24-08

Please join in the celebration of NYS Disability History Week October 19th-25th. This is New York’s second annual celebration of disability history.  Other states are holding…

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Washington and Florida Pass Disability History Legislation 6-23-08

The first half of 2008 has seen two states pass Disability History Week/Month legislation, a historic step in educating youth about disabilities and the disability rights movement. In…

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Legislative Updates


Maryland

Updated: 10-28-08


Idaho

Updated: 8-29-08


New Jersey

Updated: 7-3-08


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