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This week the History Consortium received exciting news: "The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium has been selected to receive the American Association on Intellectual and … [Read more...] about Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium Receives National Recognition

This week the History Consortium received exciting news: "The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium has been selected to receive the American Association on Intellectual and … [Read more...] about Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium Receives National Recognition

Learning from our History: Living Beyond the Walls of the Institution Wednesday, July 22, 4:30-6:00pm Join the Western Pennsylvania Disability History Consortium, Temple University Institute on … [Read more...] about July 22 Virtual Disability History Event

This week, Bruce Baker, creator of the Minspeak system died. "The key to Minspeak’s success is that it uses hieroglyphics for input rather than an alphabet. Instead of laboriously typing in each word … [Read more...] about Bruce Baker, Creator of Minspeak Obituary

By Tina Calabro The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services closed Hamburg Center, a 60-year-old institution for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, on August 3. The … [Read more...] about Closing of Hamburg Center brings Pennsylvania a Step Closer to Becoming an “Institution-Free” State

Removal of researcher’s name from University of Pittsburgh building calls attention to the dishonorable history of experimentation on human subjects, including racial minorities, children, and people … [Read more...] about University of Pittsburgh Calls Attention to a Dishonorable History in Experimentation