How do two letters written almost 100 years apart reveal evidence about the commonality of physical disability in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America and understandings of disability today? In this Editorial, Nicole Belolan narrates how archives include valuable testimonies for historicizing lived experiences of disability and expanding access and inclusion in public life today. Continue Reading Dear Dr. Gruber
Tag: Disability History
Down with P.T. Barnum!: A Call for Removing a Statue
Erin Pritchard calls for the removal of P.T. Barnum statue in Bridgeport, Connecticut, arguing that it serves as an overt form of disablism. Continue Reading Down with P.T. Barnum!: A Call for Removing a Statue