Join Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium for a morning of empowerment, education, and discussion as we examine the development of home- and community-based services and look to the future. We are excited to present an engaging program featuring two impactful short films, a keynote address by a distinguished guest, and a thought-provoking panel […]

About the Event Join the Keystone Institute, The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, and the Western PA Disability History & Action Consortium for a thought-provoking discussion forum with Dr. William Bronston. Dr. William Bronston, is the author of Public Hostage Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America. He will share his story of working at Willowbrook […]

Part 1: Wed., April 17, 2024from 10 am – 12 pm ESTANDPart 2: Wed., April 24, 2024from 10 am – 12 pm EST Please note: this is a two-part webinar. Attendance at Part 1 is necessary in order to understand the material covered in Part 2.

Before his son Samuel Habib was diagnosed with a disability at age 1, Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities. Since then, he and his family have advocated for Samuel’s inclusion nearly every day – in their schools, city, college, and even in their extended family. Samuel (24), who was featured […]

NOTE: Registration is required in order to attend this event. Using about six hundred images, this two-part presentation documents how major human service concepts and practices developed over time, from ancient informal, voluntary, unpaid personal helping forms to the largely commercialized patterns that we see today. Illustrations of human service settings, of service practices, and […]