History of Disability: It's always good to know your history.

The Disability History Association (DHA) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the study of disabilities. This includes, but is not limited to, the history of individuals or groups with disabilities, perspectives on disability, representations/ constructions of disability, policy and practice history, teaching, theory, and Disability and related social and civil rights movements.

The Disability History Museum hosts a searchable Library, Education curricula, and Museum exhibits. These programs are designed to foster research and study about the historical experiences of people with disabilities and their communities.

The Disability Rights Movement Exhibit at the National Museum of American History On-Line

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Disability History Timeline - The Disability Social History Project.  Did you know that:
  • Helen Keller was a Socialist.
  • Disabled people were the first to be exterminated in Nazi Germany?
  • That disabled activists won a significant legislative victory after holding the longest sit-in at a federal building?
  • True history of the word "handicap".