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“The history of why there's the University Center for Excellence…is somewhat unique,” states David Mank. David was director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community when he was interviewed in 2015. He shares the story about President Kennedy preparing his State of the Union address in 1962 and realizing there was a lack of information about the quality of life for people with disabilities. President Kennedy shared this information with his sister, Eunice Kennedy, and Bob Cooke, a pediatrician who specialized in developmental disabilities. From their discussion, an idea developed that every state should have a center that could provide data on the status of people with disabilities. This idea grew into the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) of 1963. The legislation also defined the development of State Councils on Developmental Disabilities and Protection and Advocacy in every state.
"I think it's extremely important that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities be a continued and increasingly strong voice in developmental disability issues of the day. And be in the rooms where decisions get made about funding, services, and issues for people with developmental disabilities." When David Mank was interviewed in 2015, he had been director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University (IIDC) since 1996. David describes the history of University Centers for Excellence on Disabilities in the U.S. and, more extensively, the history of the IIDC. He focuses on the quarter-century directorship of his predecessor Dr. Henry Schroeder, and on the Institute's work in the areas of special education (with its movement towards integrated and inclusive practices), as well as the areas of supported employment, autism, early childhood, and aging. He talks about the Institute's relationship with its sister organizations (the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities and Indiana Disability Rights) in promoting self-advocacy and livable communities.
David shares an anecdote about the occasion when vocal attendees at a 2008 national self-advocacy convention in Indianapolis led to the removal of the "R" word from the name of an Indiana commission. Recognized as an expert in the area of employment for people with disabilities, David discusses best practices in transition from high school to adulthood, promoting integrated employment, and the growing opportunities for post-secondary education of individuals with intellectual disabilities. As a former member of the "317 Commission," he recalls its origins during a time when an expose of abusive conditions at New Castle State Developmental Center was broadcast, and the good outcomes that developed out of the commission's report in 1998. David Mank retired as director of the IIDC in 2016.
Video bio of Dick Florea, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2015.
Narrator: Larry Bower;
Video: WKJG-TV;
Editing: Dave White, DreamVision Media Partners;
Dick Florea had a 35-year career at WKJG-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he served from 1966 until his retirement in 2001. While there, Florea served as news director and anchorman, public affairs and community relations director and host of the daily interview show “Editor’s Desk.” He shared the broadcast desk with legendary Indiana sportscaster and station manager Hilliard Gates. Recognized and admired by broadcasters across the state, Florea is the past president of the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers and the Associated Press Broadcasters of Indiana. He is a graduate of Purdue University, where he was regularly heard in the 1950s on WBAA-AM/FM as a newscaster and classical music host.
--Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
Do you know what the term ‰ÛÃAccessibility‰Û means? Do you want to learn how people with disabilities access digital content? Come learn about some of the most common hurdles and barriers that people with disabilities face when accessing digital content. The Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers (ATAC) Staff will discuss accessibility best practices, standards, and give a short live demonstration of assistive technology. No prior experience with accessibility is necessary and we welcome all questions about accessibility, disabilities, and assistive technology.
I have been the principal investigator for an ongoing digital history project entitled ‰ÛÃGlobalization of the United States, 1789-1861.‰Û As a trained historian I have had a steep learning curve in turning my historical vision into digital reality. This learning curve has involved many more steps and levels than I ever imagined. Indeed, now that the foundational website for this project is nearing stability, the maintenance phase is immediately presenting new technical challenges.
This presentation is meant to walk through this learning curve from the perspective of a faculty scholar initiating and then overseeing a long-term digital history project. I shall start, necessarily, with the historical vision, digital ignorance, and management naivete I initially brought to the project. I shall then scrutinize each subsequent phase of the project: what had to be learned, what help was needed, what resources had to be marshaled, et cetera. We might ask ‰ÛÃhow was everything actually done each step of the way?‰Û but the important unavoidable fact is that I can only answer this question from a limited perspective.
I thus can represent one portion of a digital history project: the faculty scholar with heavy research and teaching responsibilities who contributes their mite to a collaboration where all participants have heavy responsibilities of their own. For my part, I had to learn how to translate historical research into a digital format; I had to learn arcane technical vocabularies; and I had to learn how to manage a network of necessarily part-time work.
Congressman Blumenauer describes how the Go 19 movement grew from a groundswell of public opinion in Washington State, discusses in-state activism and the political climate of the time.