Schools across the United States are implementing more inclusive curriculums, and the disability community wants to be represented in those efforts.
A local nonprofit, Easterseals Massachusetts, has launched a campaign to bring more awareness to disability history and encourage teachers in Massachusetts to include more of that history in their classrooms.
Teaching disability history in schools is 'long overdue,' advocates say
Many people with disabilities say they never saw themselves in history textbooks. That's starting to change.
A handful of states, including New Jersey, Nevada, California and Kansas have laws on the books about including disability history in their curriculum standards. And in 2023, Pennsylvania launched a pilot program at 10 schools to incorporate disability into their lessons.
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