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- Date:
- 2022
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- Date:
- 1964
- Main contributors:
- Betty Crocker
- Summary:
- Footage is shown of a festival in Valencia, Spain and a Valencian chef cooking a traditional rice dish. A narrator then states how the viewer can try the same Valencian rice dish by buying a Betty Crocker’ Rice with Valenciana Sauce box.
- Date:
- 2023-04-14
- Main contributors:
- Oluwanifemi Ologunorisa
- Summary:
- Significant studies have shown that about 26% of women in sub-Saharan Africa are involved in entrepreneurial activities. Nigeria, Botswana, South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda have the highest percentage of women entrepreneurs in Africa. Despite these headways, African women on the continent face disproportionate obstacles that stunt their entrepreneurial growth. One of which is the digital divide that translates into social inequalities and unequal access to technology. This project employs a range of digital ethnographic methods that investigate how Instagram has exacerbated the digital divide and digital (financial) exclusion for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. It also examines the ways that Nigerian women entrepreneurs contend with patterns of technological inequalities, such as the presence and absence of certain region-locked digital features and functionalities, in addition to negotiating their intersecting identities on the social media platform. The project is concerned with the following questions: How does the intersection of race, gender, culture, location, and other systemic inequalities impact the social media presence of Nigerian women entrepreneurs on Instagram? and how do algorithmic biases like content distribution, shadow banning, and other related issues affect Nigerian women entrepreneurs?
- Date:
- 2022-11-10
- Main contributors:
- Offit, Paul A.
- Summary:
- Lecture presented by Paul A. Offit, MD (Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology and Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania) on November 10, 2022. In this talk, Dr. Offit discusses the history of a series of medical innovations (including the development of vaccines for Polio, Diphtheria, and COVID-19) to emphasize the point that there is always a human price to pay for knowledge. This event was co-sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IUSM History of Medicine Student Interest Group, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
- Date:
- 2020-05-08
- Main contributors:
- Lertzman, Renée, Attari, Shahzeen, Frank, Robert, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
- Summary:
- Listeners, we have a question. How are you feeling about climate change, about the environment? You can let us know by emailing us at itcpod@indiana.edu. In this episode, we examine just that—the emotions that can make commitment to climate action difficult and the strategies useful in supporting each other as we reimagine and create a more sustainable future. In this episode: Renée Lertzman Shahzeen Attari Robert Frank
- Date:
- 2021-02-11
- Main contributors:
- Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
- Summary:
- It's almost Valentine's Day, a time for love and examining yet another lifecycle analysis of environmental effects. We also dig into the United States's energy mix and projections. US energy stats: https://www.eia.gov/ Vox on roses: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/2/12/18220984/valentines-day-flowers-roses-environmental-effects Wilding Flowers CSA: https://www.wilding-flowers.com/flower-csa
- Date:
- [1969]
- Summary:
- Advertisement for Seltest submitted as a 1969 entry in the Children's Audience category of the Clio Awards.
- Date:
- 2020-01-24
- Main contributors:
- Douglas, Arabella, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
- Summary:
- Part 1 In our first episode covering this season's Australian bushfires, we speak with Arabella Douglas. She is a traditional owner who belongs to the Currie family of the Yugambeh and Bundjalung nations near the Gold Coast of Australia. She also researches behavioral economics and social impact investing at Griffith University. As we entered 2020 and fires swelled, swallowing towns and protected bush, Arabella helped organize a fundraiser to help spread First Nations fire knowledge and land lore, which has protected patches of land this season and for thousands of years. Part 2 In our second episode covering this season's Australian bushfires, we discuss effects on wildlife and communities, whether in the fire zone or choked by smoke. Then, we turn to the generative and unifying role of artists near and far in times of crisis. If you are interested in supporting the ongoing work to protect and recover Australia's wildlife, a couple options mentioned in the episode are Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife and the Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES). 3:30 - Amy, who cares for lots of animals, including a Quaker parrot and his friends just outside Canberra
- Date:
- 1962
- Summary:
- Depicts the historical development of the Northwest Territory describing the growth of government, the distribution of land, and the formation of a free educational system as set forth in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Illustrates the living conditions and problems involved in settling and expanding the area into a great agricultural region. Shows the development of the transportation system. Emphasizes the important contribution cooperation among pioneers made in settling this region.
- Date:
- 2020-02-06/2020-02-07
- Main contributors:
- Harris, Alex, Keenan, Jesse, Curran, Winfred, Hamilton, Trina
- Summary:
- Part 1 Long-time residents of higher-elevation Miami neighborhoods have anticipated for decades an influx of wealthy people retreating from flood-prone areas. Then, as it finally began to happen, as households and businesses began to face displacement, as public understanding of climate change swelled, the long-time residents received little assistance. Despite the late 2018 adoption of a City resolution to study climate gentrification—the first of its kind in the U.S.—community activists continue to push the city for substantive action. In our first episode on climate gentrification, we look at the case of Miami-Dade County, including the history that got us to this point and potential solutions moving forward. In this episode: Alex Harris, Miami Herald climate change reporter Jesse Keenan, professor in the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, with a joint appointment at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Science, Technology and Public Policy Part 2 Millions of gallons of oil leaked into the ground under Greenpoint, adding a sheen to Newtown Creek and a substance like "black mayonnaise" to the yards of the neighborhood's working class residents. More than 20 years later, the Coast Guard officially discovered the spill. The chain of events that followed prompted the Just Green Enough strategy, which uncouples remediation and resilience from luxury development and contests the inevitability of displacement in green gentrification scenarios. In our second episode on climate gentrification, we look at the case of the Greenpoint neighborhood in Brooklyn, including the history that got us to this point and what we can learn from the people there. In this episode: Winifred Curran, DePaul University Trina Hamilton, University at Buffalo
- Date:
- 2022-09-19
- Main contributors:
- Stephens, Jennie
- Summary:
- To open our fourth season, we chat with Northeastern University professor of sustainability science and policy Jennie Stephens about climate movement leadership and how it needs to shift if we want to see transformative change.
- Date:
- 1960
- Main contributors:
- Ford
- Summary:
- "Vogue says Ford means a fashion success". We several women dressed in elegant dresses in different locations around New York City with a Ford Galaxie nearby all of them. A female vocalist sings about being fashionable and then starts singing about the car and we see a wide shot of it. An announcer talks about the beauty of the car, and says the car was in a recent issue of Vogue magazine. We see more shots of the car from the side and other angles. The tagline is repeated by the vocalist at the end with the pin showing the statement on screen again.
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- unknown/unknown
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- Unknown
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- Date:
- 1969
- Summary:
- Indicates that a suicide attempt is a cry for help, sympathy, and understanding--all of which can be handled by the suicide clinic. Indicates that most suicide attempts are the result of a crisis which passes leaving the person fully recovered. Shows that suicides cross all socioeconomic levels and that these individuals are not necessarily emotionally unstable. Links most suicides with long-term depression involving love, work, or physical illness. Looks at the need for recognition and therapy of persons with suicidal tendencies.
- Date:
- 2020-03-31
- Main contributors:
- Goffman, Joe, Josephson, Dan, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
- Summary:
- As early as the 1930s, lakes in the Adirondacks began registering fish loss. By the 1980s, visible forest dieback turned the attention of the United States to the acid rain crisis. Today, scientists are observing the biological recovery of the region. This is the story of how it all happened. In this episode: Joe Goffman, Executive Director of the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program Dan Josephson, long-time Cornell University Adirondack Fishery Research Program biologist
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- unknown/unknown
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- Unknown
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- Date:
- 1975
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University Radio-TV Center
- Summary:
- Historian Thomas Clark interviews Elvis Stahr, who served as Indiana University President from 1962-1968. At the end of the interview, Clark mentions that Stahr had been his student at the University of Kentucky. Stahr talks about the transition from government service to academia, what Indiana University was like when he arrived in 1962, his objectives as president of IU, with a large focus on the School of Medicine and medical education, his relationship with his predecessor Herman B Wells, Stahr's leadership style, the Board of Trustees, the state legislature, unrest about a planned campus visit of the Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan (57:00), and ending with a discussion of Stahr's resignation due to "presidential fatigue."
- Date:
- 1972
- Main contributors:
- Alfred R. Edyvean, Jr.
- Summary:
- Broad overview of freshman life at Indiana University, Bloomington, including Summer registration, courses of study, Fall registration, sports programs, tour of Indiana Memorial Union, and quick look at the IU Library. Emphasizes new responsibilities that go with students' new freedoms and points out differences between high school and college. Lists campus extracurricular activities and outlines special events throughout the year.
- Date:
- 2020-04-29
- Main contributors:
- Chandler, Patrick, Pelto, Jill
- Summary:
- Observing art can help us relate to environmental issues and move us emotionally, but what happens when we take the next step and begin creating art? In this episode, we look at the multi-level potential for art to help us engage in climate commitment.
- Date:
- 1977
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University Athletic Department
- Summary:
- IU vs. USSR men's basketball
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “Justin Dart was really something else,” recalls Christine Dahlberg. She discusses how at each town hall meeting he attended throughout the country, Justin made sure to acknowledge everyone’s efforts in regards to the ADA. Christine says, “I thought it was just so charming that he did that and he didn't want any credit for himself, he wanted to give away the credit.“ Nancy Griffin shares a story about Justin Dart traveling in his little red pick-up truck visiting people with disabilities in every state. She remembers, “He was so compelling. You just couldn’t say no to Justin.” Justin wanted to meet President Bush to talk about the ADA, but he didn’t have the right connections. However, Justin knew the president’s chief of staff and invited him to monthly dinners to discuss issues affecting people with disabilities. Justin used a wheelchair and managed to never find an accessible restaurant in Washington, D.C. for the dinner meetings. Finally after a year and half of dinner meetings, the chief of staff informed Justin the president would sign the bill.
- Date:
- 2021-03-30
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "I was laid off work for six months." In an excerpt of a 2021 interview, Ashley Porter describes her experience of unemployment and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities such as ballroom dancing were no longer possible, meetings and doctor appointments had to be done remotely. She shares how she learned to use Zoom videoconferencing and then taught her mother those skills.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “I believed that the barrier of Alexander Graham Bell that he used the word, he can "fix" Deaf people by using speaking language in a speaking world.” Indianapolis artist Warren Miller explains his painting "Barrier" represents Alexander Graham Bell's attempt to prevent Deaf people from using American Sign Language. Warren discusses his early school experience with oralism. Oralism is a method of teaching Deaf people to communicate using speech, lip-reading and recognizing body language. Warren attended the Harrison Oral Elementary School from kindergarten through fourth grade. He says, “I was trained like a boot camp.” Warren was interviewed in 2017.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
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- "He slammed the paper on the principal's table and he says 'Don't tell me that this child is retarded - look at what she's done.'" As a child in Hammond, Indiana, Andrea Pepler-Murray had been placed in segregated special education classes. It took an art teacher to advocate for her educational potential. Andrea describes her struggle to be recognized and how she eventually became an activist for campus accessibility at Purdue Calumet University in Hammond. There she founded Hoosier ADAPT, an student group focusing on disability rights. In 2007, Pepler-Murray graduated from the university (renamed Purdue University Northwest) with a degree in Communication and Creative Arts.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- For children with disabilities before the 1970s and '80s, "a lot of them, I think [the Muscatatuck institution] would be the only chance for any education at all." In local communities, "they weren't invited to the school, they were invited not to be in the school." At Muscatatuck, "we had a principal, we had teachers, you know we had a school program." This video contains excerpts from audio recordings of three interviews with former staff and family of staff who worked at Muscatatuck State School, later called Muscatatuck State Developmental Center. The speakers describe what school was like for children placed there in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Some children with disabilities who lived with their families also attended school at Muscatatuck because the local public schools would not accept them. Interviewees mention classroom challenges for teachers, punishment of students that could be very severe, and positive experiences some students had who participated in a music program. The interviews were conducted between 2003 and 2005.
- Date:
- 2014-12
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “We work with people who are at various stages in the job seeking process.” As an employment consultant, Wendy Druckemiller, works with people to overcome barriers to employment. Wendy uses a vocational assessment to help people figure out what type of work they would like to do. She helps with getting their resume put together and practice interviewing. If someone needs on site job coaching, an employment consultant can be there to assist in learning how to the job. There are times when Wendy does behind the scene job coaching. “We can intervene, you know, with the employer sometimes if there are issues that there's a communication breakdown maybe between the employee and the employer sometimes we can help to kind of facilitate.”
- Date:
- 2019-12-13
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "They was mean to me. And I'm glad I'm not in an institution no more.” Beth was sent to an Indiana institution when she was young. She didn’t have the opportunity to go to school but states she learned to write and do math. After leaving Muscatatuck State Developmental Center, Beth also spent part of her life at Madison State Hospital. Beth is happy she doesn’t live in an institution anymore. Today, she lives in a house with roommates and enjoys spending time at Stone Belt Arc in Bloomington during the day. Beth says of the staff, “They don't treat me mean. They're good. I care about all of them.” Beth was interviewed in 2019.
- Date:
- 2019-02-12
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “No children were really served in a community setting, in a public school especially children with moderate to severe disabilities,” explains Pat Barber. Pat received her special education degree in the early ‘70s from Indiana University. She started her teaching career at Stone Belt Center in Bloomington, Indiana. There were eight to nine classrooms from infants to school age. Teachers were contracted by the public schools. The program ran year-round. Somewhere in the late ‘70s to mid ‘80s, children started moving into public schools. Pat gives credit to families for pushing to have their children included in regular public schools. There were families and many teachers concerned if public schools were ready to provide the needed supports. Pat says, “I definitely feel that kids flourished. And one of the fears or worries that a lot of us had is that, can anybody do it as well as we can? They-- you know, people out there, they don't know kids with disabilities…I have to say in all my years of experience that they are. I mean, good teachers, good principals, good administrators are good for all kids." After teaching preschool for 20 years, Pat became the coordinator of the school corporation’s preschool program. One of her roles was to support five-year-olds entering kindergarten. The transition process would start a year before kindergarten. Pat explains, “We had the most success when we lined out a very specific transition plan at least 12 months before that transition happened. And it included lots of visits. It included parents going to the classroom because they are so critical to help us develop a transition plan.” Pat also discusses changes to the IEP process, experiences with home visits, assessment tools used in the classroom, and changes in attitudes. She says, “I don't know that I could say that there was one specific event or one specific law that changed. I think attitude started to change with the rules, with parents, and with people showing that kind of respect.” Pat was interviewed in 2017.
- Date:
- 2018-05-10
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “It's an interesting question to ask, how I got interested in the field of disability services,” states Dr. Mary Ciccarelli. When Dr. Ciccarelli began her training in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, there was little specific attention paid to disabilities. As an internist and pediatrician, Dr. Ciccarelli found it harder to accommodate all her patients. Other pediatricians, who took care of youth with special health care needs, were transitioning patients to her practice. She decided she needed to find a better way of doing things. As a result, Dr. Ciccarelli collaborated with IPIN, Indiana Parent Information Network, on a pilot project funded by Indiana Maternal Child Health to develop transition services for youth with disabilities. “I think there's better methods today than there were in the late '70's,” explains Dr. Ciccarelli. Today, the Indiana School of Medicine curriculum includes training on the culture of disability, rights of people with disabilities, and teaming with other professionals. Dr. Ciccarelli says, “I think we'll see evolution and improvement, I hope, in the readiness of our graduates in caring for people with disabilities." Dr. Ciccarelli is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. She is director of the Center for Youth and Adults with Conditions of Childhood (CYACC), which provides resources to youth ages 11 to 22 with special health care needs. She was interviewed in 2018.
- Date:
- 2022-04-12
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "I was very strategic about making sure that when I got the vaccine I went to a location that was situated in a suburban, majority white community." Seena Skelton, Director of Operations, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center, was interviewed two years after the COVID-19 pandemic's onset. Dr. Skelton discusses her decision-making process about whether and how she would obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. She shares her concerns about the availability of services and treatment in communities of color during the pandemic. Her misgivings, she says, "had a lot to do with the history of medicine and science with people of color." As a person with a dis/ability (as she identifies herself), she also expresses a lack of confidence that she will receive appropriate medical treatment in hospital settings.
- Date:
- 2017-08-23
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "It's been a real adventure, but he just was thrown in the mix with his three brothers." Al and Linda Hublar talk about the lack of support and resources available when their son Mark was born with Down syndrome in the 1960s. They have made a point of treating him the same as his siblings without disabilities. Linda and Al were interviewed in New Albany, Indiana in 2017.
- Date:
- 2020-03-25
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- This video is an overview of 200 years of change in the lives of Hoosiers with disabilities, produced by the Indiana Disability History Project. A very broad survey starting in the 19th century, the short video highlights the role of advocacy in pressing for the legislation and policy changes needed to secure the civil rights of Indiana's citizens with disabilities. Part One: Hidden Away: By the end of the 19th century, Hoosiers with disabilities were considered to be a burden to society by the state. Indiana created institutions, placing people behind walls and locked doors. Part Two: "Unfit" to Reproduce: In the early 20th century, experts promoted eugenics. They believed society could be improved by using biology and genetics to determine who was fit or unfit to live. In 1907, Indiana became the first state in the nation to legislate mandatory sterilization of some of its citizens. Part Three: Living in the Community: Abuses in institutions came to light. Disability advocates pressed for closures. The establishment of group homes, community mental health centers, and sheltered workshops reflected a shift of funding into community services. Part Four: The Struggle for Civil Rights: People with disabilities and their allies have fought for equal opportunities in employment, education, and housing, for equal access to public buildings and transportation. Because of these efforts, key U.S. civil rights legislation was enacted in the 20th century. Part Five: Hoosiers with Disabilities: Today Hoosiers with disabilities are leading independent lives and contributing to their communities. But despite hard-won successes, inequalities persist in education, employment, economic status, and access to health care. The journey to full citizenship continues.
- Date:
- 2021-04-09
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- The school principal was shaking her head. "She said that I wasn't wanted." At first, Zully Alvarado thought the American grammar school she was so excited about attending was rejecting her because, as an emigrant to the U.S. from Ecuador, her appearance and language were different from other kids. She hadn't realized "that there was something else wrong with me." "It's always been the disability that people looked at first." It was an emotional moment for Zully when she returned to the school in adulthood as a consultant regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. In this 2021 interview excerpt, she talks about people’s perceptions of her as a wheelchair user and the intersection of her identities as a person with a disability and member of an ethnic minority. Zully has founded VOCART (Volunteer Office for Community Accessibility, Resources, and Training) in Gary, Indiana and the organization Causes for Change International.
- Date:
- 2021-05-26
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "Can I see him? That's all I want to do is see him." The doctor called Melody Cooper to tell her that her husband's body was beginning to shut down. Like many others whose family members got COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic, she was told she could not be at his side as he was dying. In a video excerpt, she describes this painful experience and her successful effort to make a last visit possible. Melody was interviewed in May of 2021.
- Date:
- 2019-11-11
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “Oh, my favorite thing was we got the opportunity to take two clients to Tennessee.” Lori Nei talks about a career highlight as a service manager in the disability field in Indiana. As part of her responsibilities, she provided support to two men who both spent over 30 years living in institutions. In her 2019 audio-recorded interview, Lori shared some of the challenges in helping both men transition to community life.
- Date:
- 2019-06-17
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “That was a huge experience for me,” Ronelle Johnson recalls of her term as President of Indiana Chapter of Black Deaf Advocates (ICBDA). “I decided to be involved in the Deaf community because their needs for advocacy was great.” Having lost her hearing when she was 18 months old, she attended the Indiana School for the Deaf in Indianapolis. There all her teachers were required to sign, which they did fluently. “That's when I started picking up more language, more signs, and started becoming more ingrained in the Deaf community.” In 2005, she joined ICBDA. The organization was started in 1991. Its activities include mentoring children, promoting their ability to express themselves, and reinforcing positive values. Ronelle has been active in advocacy for Deaf rights and working for systems change. “Many of the people in our group have experienced suppression and opposition because of being Black and Deaf.” Ronelle became ICBDA’s Midwestern regional representative and got involved at a national level. Ronelle was interviewed in 2019.
- Date:
- 2020-09-22
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "I train psychiatrists, psychologists, police officers, and correctional officers." Ray Lay is an Indiana Certified Recovery Specialist and Veterans Administration Peer Support Specialist. He describes how his life evolved from being homeless to homeowner, from incarceration and substance abuse to owning a small business. Although diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, Ray was never told of his mental health condition. On May 12, 2007, a day that changed his life, he read about his diagnosis in medical records from his service in the Marine Corps. "I have been able to help quite a few vets learn how to live with their condition better. Just like I learned how to live with my condition better." An Indianapolis resident, Ray was interviewed in 2020 via video-recorded online conferencing.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "You cannot walk onto a unit and see visible injuries on 12 of 14 people that weren't there the week before and not suspect something is terribly wrong there." Two officials share observations about the treatment of residents at Muscatatuck State Developmental Center in the years before it closed and the circumstances that led to the closure. Sue Beecher was assigned by Indiana's Protection and Advocacy Commission as the advocate for Muscatatuck. Sue Gant worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation and was investigating conditions there. Eventually, she assisted with the closure. "It became quite clear that institutionalization, segregation of people with disabilities, was discriminatory."
- Date:
- 2017-08-15
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “Barb was born in 1962 and at that time, there was very little available for people who were multi-handicap,” states Margaret. In the early days, Margaret turned to Crossroads Rehabilitation Center for services for her daughter. After attending St. Mary’s Child Center and Noble up to the age of 11, Barb entered the public school system at the Cold Springs School with other children with disabilities. Margaret says, “She had a really good experience in that program. Then she aged out of it. She was 18 and I had no services for a year.” After a year, Barb went back to Noble and has been then ever since. Margaret discusses how Barb spends her day. She enjoys music therapy, riding a stationary bicycle, and going for walks at the mall or park. Margaret feels fortunate with the support her family has received from doctors, friends and neighbors over the years. She says, “My neighbors have been supportive. I said, I couldn’t move, I’d have to educate another whole neighborhood.” Today, Barb lives in a waiver home with two roommates. She does visit her parents often on weekends. Margaret also discusses different parent groups, person centered planning and Barb’s future. Margaret shares her concerns about services. She says, “I think there's still room to grow but we also need to make sure we don't lose the services we have now.”
- Date:
- 2003-10-30
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "I expected to go out of there feet first... I was just like the clients, I had been there my whole life. How could I function on the outside?" Sarah Poole started working as an attendant at Muscatatuck State Developmental Center in 1968. She soon moved to the Speech and Hearing department, where she spent most of her 35 years. When she was interviewed in 2003, she had just retired and the Center was scheduled for closure. Sarah describes her experience at the state institution from the perspective of a direct care worker. "I had very many times I was very angry and very miserable because of the decisions made by those above me." She expresses skepticism about changes in philosophy espoused by disability professionals over the years. "There were those older ladies out there they had these dolls sitting up on their dressers, the porcelain dolls from their childhood." "The decision was made that dolls were childish and no one can have a doll. Didn’t matter if it was their personal property, it was disposed of." A few years later, she was told to encourage residents to enjoy their personal property. "We moved from the education model to the hospital model, that’s when they got rid of the dolls and stuff, to the behavioral model to the da, da, da. Whatever’s the popular thing at that particular time." There was talk among employees about the behavior of the higher-ups. "You had to pretend like you respected them because of their jobs, but since we were a tight little community we knew too much about them." Sarah recalls occasionally feeling unsafe. While still in her twenties and "green as grass," they sent her to a particular unit, alone. "These guys were like you would find in a prison. They were big, strapping guys. Most of them worked on the farm and they didn’t really have opportunities to interact with females appropriately... they sent me down there and it was the scariest event of my life." The work could be physically challenging and exhausting. In some areas where she worked, "there would be maybe two of us and 60 people that we had to bathe and get to bed," she recalls. "After we got them to bed, then we scrubbed one end of the building clear to the other end of the building." Sarah describes her coworkers as dedicated. "I’ve heard of people that were so devoted to their jobs and to their clients that even on their days off they would call to check on them." In the years when it was still allowed, some staff would take residents home with them on weekends or holidays. She affectionately recalls her relationship with the "high functioning ladies" she worked with. "Everybody called me Mom. Sixty-eight-year-old-year-old women were calling me Mom." Before unpaid work by residents was outlawed, "they got up, they went to work; they came back home, just like the rest of us did. On weekends they would get up and they’d do their personal laundry and they’d do their hair and their nails, and we used to play rummy in the day room on weekends just to pass the time."
- Date:
- 2004-11-03
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "Even before we started to school we used to go to Muscatatuck. My daddy played baseball... we’d have a picnic after the ball game and they played ball to entertain the patients out there." Belma Eberts' memories of Muscatatuck start in the 1920s when was she was four or five years old. Her father was a "railroader." For most of her life she lived in nearby North Vernon, becoming a homemaker and raising a family there. Her memories include stories about the institution as told to her by her brother, who became an administrator. Belma recalls the era when residents were expected to perform work tasks assigned to them, for little or no pay. "I hired two girls from out there. One came to iron and she did all of my ironing the day that she was there, and then the other one came and cleaned my house." Its own farming, dairy operations and cattle raising supplied the institution with all it required. "There was a house and some ladies in that, and they had chickens and they were so happy taking care of their chickens and gathering the eggs and things like that. They milked cows and they had vegetable gardens and the whole place was pretty well self-sufficient." Belma discusses the changing administrations at Muscatatuck over the decades, including the era when peonage was prohibited and farming operations ended. "That just broke those old ladies hearts. They were just sick because they had to give up their chickens." Earlier in the 1950s, Albert Sasser was superintendent for a few years he shook things up. "I don’t think Al was too well liked around town because he had, well too modern an idea and they wanted it to run as an old fashioned place." With her brother's inside information, her view was that the retaliatory grand jury investigation of one of Sasser's employees was unjust. Her brother had told her that the staff person "was one of the best guys that ever was, but they crucified him." "Back at that time they didn’t think a whole lot about gay people but they thought he was different." North Vernon's economy was very dependent upon Muscatatuck. "They put bread and butter on people’s tables." Even the town's water supply came from a reservoir on the grounds. She relates that her father-in-law was instrumental in the creation of the reservoir, and remembers the water shortages that preceded it. For North Vernon, the announcement of the closure was a shock. "People just took it for granted. Muscatatuck was there and it was going to be there forever and those kids were going to be taken care of forever but all of a sudden they aren’t."
- Date:
- 2004-10-22
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "That was about the same time things were really starting to change. I felt like I was actually being part of a system that was on its way up." Cindie Underwood came to Muscatatuck State Developmental Center in 1989 as a case manager. Over the years she became an evening shift administrator and a social worker. When Cindie was interviewed at Muscatatuck in 2004, she had been assigned to the transitions team. "The most rewarding thing is when we find just the right match of provider and residence for a person to leave here and to get in the community and to do some really cool activity that they would never have a chance to do out here." Cindie's work at Muscatuck put her on the front lines with residents who exhibited difficult behavior. She says she has enjoyed working with "people who have a reputation." "I had my eye blackened and I’ve gotten bit and different things." Cindie provides observations about relationships between staff and residents, about the hierarchy of status where more severely disabled people were referred to by other residents as "low grades." She recalls "a lot of theft," such as staff stealing new clothing residents received as Christmas gifts. Other staff bought gifts for residents with their own money. With the advent of Medicaid standards, she says staff were doing some work with no value to the residents. "I wasn’t achieving anything other than feeding a paper tiger that was going to keep the Medicaid dollars rolling in." In 2004, she was facing different Medicaid challenges because of funding cuts. "We are fighting tooth and nail to get just the minimal services for people as they’re leaving." She expresses mixed feelings about the institution's closure. She feels that not all individuals will benefit from the transition. "I really don’t think that the State’s done a good job doing what they’re doing. They started off promising the moon, the stars, the planets to families, telling families they would have a choice and telling families that the services would be at least as good if not better than they have here."
- Date:
- 2021-06-22
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- Kylee Hope was Director of Indiana's Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviewed shortly after that period, when she had recently retired from her position, she provides an account of the agency’s response to the public health crisis. "We switched to coverage, to making sure that people were healthy and safe... but I also feel that we lost a little bit of that quality or that ensuring that they had a quality life as well." In addition, "COVID-19 absolutely compounded the complexities and the need for direct support professionals," staffing that was already in short supply. She discusses critical issues faced by Hoosiers with disabilities that she observed during "some of the most stressful time periods." The so-called digital divide proved to be a significant barrier for employment. "A lot of times individuals with disabilities were laid off or furloughed or... they opted to quit" due to changes in their jobs. For infants and toddlers not receiving early intervention services, key developmental milestones may have been missed.
- Date:
- 2017-02-07
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "He asked me if I wanted out. I said yeah, do what it takes to get me out." Jamie Beck shared her story about how she ended up living in a nursing home shortly after graduating from high school. She says her father's stage four cancer led to her placement there. After trying to make the best of a bad situation, Jamie spoke up and told her guardian she wanted out. Today Jamie lives in a home and works part-time in the community. She was interviewed in Indianapolis in 2016.
- Date:
- 2022-09-30
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "We have been omitted for such a long time. It's as if we don't matter," observes Gary resident Tony Blair. Like other people of color with disabilities, he is a member of multiple minoritized communities. The concept of intersectionality was theorized by civil rights advocate and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw. This video draws upon themes that emerged in remote interviews with Hoosiers with disabilities who have experienced intersectionality in their daily lives. Interviewees talk about the experience of being doubly minoritized. Ronelle Johnson shares, "Honestly my sign language is white. I don't have an identity as a Black person because I grew up at the Deaf School." As a child paralyzed by polio, Ecuadorian immigrant Zully Alvarado says she was "uprooted from my culture," and "placed with a family, total strangers, a white family. They did not speak my language." Eight individuals describe lives complicated by their multiple, marginalized identities and the overlapping systems of oppression they must navigate. They describe first-hand encounters with injustice and how they have worked to end those injustices.
- Date:
- 2018-03-22
- Main contributors:
- WISH-TV
- Summary:
- In 1997, WISH-TV secretly filmed resident abuse by employees inside New Castle State Developmental Center in New Castle, Indiana. The impact of making the disturbing, hidden camera footage public was the closure of the Center in 1998. Channel 8, the Indianapolis station affiliated with CBS, broadcast their footage as part of a series of seven investigative reports aired between May 5 and May 13, 1997. Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon visited the Center the day after the first TV report. An AP news article published May 7 said that the Governor was "outraged." "If you had loved ones in one of these state facilities you'd be worried about them." "No citizen's tax dollars should be paying for abuse and not care." Two employees had been fired before the report aired, and three workers suspended. Portions of the WISH-TV reports were broadcast nationally by CBS news with anchor Dan Rather. Originally known as the Indiana Village for Epileptics, the institution opened in 1907 on 1300 acres in rural Henry County. Although its purpose was to serve patients with convulsive disorders, the mission later broadened to include intellectual and other disabilities. This is a video of the fifth WISH-TV news report about abuse at the New Castle State Developmental Center, broadcast on May 9, 1997. It is included in the Indiana Disability History Project collection with permission of the station.
- Date:
- 2019-02-12
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “No children were really served in a community setting, in a public school, especially children with moderate to severe disabilities,” explains Pat Barber. Pat received her special education degree in the early 1970s from Indiana University. She started her teaching career at Stone Belt Center in Bloomington, Indiana. There were several classrooms in the building set up for infants to school age children. Pat describes what a school experience was like for a child with disabilities attending the Stone Belt Center. Pat was interviewed in 2017.
- Date:
- 2017-08-15
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- When talking about services in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Margaret Blome says, “There was very little available for people with multi-handicaps.” Margaret did find a therapist at Crossroads Rehabilitation Center in Indianapolis who worked with her daughter, Barb, on learning to crawl, how to drink from a straw and other basic skills. When Barb was kindergarten age, Margaret found it difficult to find educational opportunities for her daughter. At the St. Mary’s Child Center, Margaret was introduced to other mothers who had children with disabilities. They formed a support group that met twice a week for two years. Margaret says, “I think overall, I was pretty supported.” Her parents said they would back any decisions she would make. Over the years, Margaret’s neighbors have been supportive. She says, “I said I couldn’t move. I have to educate another whole neighborhood.”
- Date:
- 2024-03-04
- Main contributors:
- Linn, Ted
- Summary:
- Kyler Logan interviews Ted Linn
- Date:
- 2009-11-16
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “Back in the '80s, we didn't think about the Independent Living movement being a civil rights thing.” With the introduction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) legislation prior to its passage in 1990, says Al Tolbert, “the Independent Living movement became more or less a civil rights movement.” Al was a longtime executive director for Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living when he was interviewed in 2009. He was also a board member of the Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council, and president of Paralyzed Hoosiers Veterans at that time. He is a past national director for Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). In this interview, he talks about the Independent Living movement and his involvement with advancement of the ADA both nationally and in Indiana. He also discusses issues faced by veterans with disabilities in the context of his work with veterans organizations and his personal experience as a veteran with paraplegia since 1971. Al traveled to Washington, D.C. with Paralyzed Veterans of America representatives several times to lobby for the ADA . Al points out that “Justin Dart said there would be no ADA without PVA.” (Justin Dart Jr. is known as the “father of the ADA.”) In Indiana, there was animosity to the proposed legislation from some quarters. Many people didn’t take it seriously, he recalls, or didn’t see a need for it. Al was based in the town of Bedford. “I remember the chamber of commerce was not in favor of it. We were getting a lot of mail telling us that this is going to put people out of work; it's going to be a hindrance for small business.” Al relates his own experience as a veteran who didn’t have assistance to deal with his newly acquired disability. Decades later, he believes the military could do a better job providing information to service members with disabilities before their discharge. The message they receive is ”You've served, just go on home and we won't worry about you,” he says.
- Date:
- 2018-03-21
- Main contributors:
- WISH-TV
- Summary:
- In 1997, WISH-TV secretly filmed resident abuse by employees inside New Castle State Developmental Center in New Castle, Indiana. The impact of making the disturbing, hidden camera footage public was the closure of the Center in 1998. Channel 8, the Indianapolis station affiliated with CBS, broadcast their footage as part of a series of seven investigative reports aired between May 5 and May 13, 1997. Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon visited the Center the day after the first TV report. An AP news article published May 7 said that the Governor was "outraged." "If you had loved ones in one of these state facilities you'd be worried about them." "No citizen's tax dollars should be paying for abuse and not care." Two employees had been fired before the report aired, and three workers suspended. Portions of the WISH-TV reports were broadcast nationally by CBS news with anchor Dan Rather. Originally known as the Indiana Village for Epileptics, the institution opened in 1907 on 1300 acres in rural Henry County. Although its purpose was to serve patients with convulsive disorders, the mission later broadened to include intellectual and other disabilities. This is a video of the seventh (final) WISH-TV news report about abuse at the New Castle State Developmental Center, broadcast on May 13, 1997. It is included in the Indiana Disability History Project collection with permission of the station.
- Date:
- 2018-03-18
- Main contributors:
- WISH-TV
- Summary:
- In 1997, WISH-TV secretly filmed resident abuse by employees inside New Castle State Developmental Center in New Castle, Indiana. The impact of making the disturbing, hidden camera footage public was the closure of the Center in 1998. Channel 8, the Indianapolis station affiliated with CBS, broadcast their footage as part of a series of seven investigative reports aired between May 5 and May 13, 1997. Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon visited the Center the day after the first TV report. An AP news article published May 7 said that the Governor was "outraged." "If you had loved ones in one of these state facilities you'd be worried about them." "No citizen's tax dollars should be paying for abuse and not care." Two employees had been fired before the report aired, and three workers suspended. Portions of the WISH-TV reports were broadcast nationally by CBS news with anchor Dan Rather. Originally known as the Indiana Village for Epileptics, the institution opened in 1907 on 1300 acres in rural Henry County. Although its purpose was to serve patients with convulsive disorders, the mission later broadened to include intellectual and other disabilities. This is a video of the sixth WISH-TV news report about abuse at the New Castle State Developmental Center, broadcast on May 12, 1997. It is included in the Indiana Disability History Project collection with permission of the station.
- Date:
- 2018-03-22
- Main contributors:
- WISH-TV
- Summary:
- In 1997, WISH-TV secretly filmed resident abuse by employees inside New Castle State Developmental Center in New Castle, Indiana. The impact of making the disturbing, hidden camera footage public was the closure of the Center in 1998. Channel 8, the Indianapolis station affiliated with CBS, broadcast their footage as part of a series of seven investigative reports aired between May 5 and May 13, 1997. Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon visited the Center the day after the first TV report. An AP news article published May 7 said that the Governor was "outraged." "If you had loved ones in one of these state facilities you'd be worried about them." "No citizen's tax dollars should be paying for abuse and not care." Two employees had been fired before the report aired, and three workers suspended. Portions of the WISH-TV reports were broadcast nationally by CBS news with anchor Dan Rather. Originally known as the Indiana Village for Epileptics, the institution opened in 1907 on 1300 acres in rural Henry County. Although its purpose was to serve patients with convulsive disorders, the mission later broadened to include intellectual and other disabilities. This is a video of the fourth WISH-TV news report about abuse at the New Castle State Developmental Center, broadcast on May 8, 1997. It is included in the Indiana Disability History Project collection with permission of the station.
- Date:
- 2017-05-09
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “He put me in the nursing home, and I didn’t like that very much,” explains Ruth Ann. When Ruth Ann’s grandmother passed away, her father was unable to care for Ruth Ann and placed her in a nursing home. Ruth Ann found it depressing. While attending the New Hope workshop, Ruth Ann started questioning a friend about what it was like to live in a group home. Ruth Ann decided to tell her caseworker she wanted to move to a group home, and her father agreed to the move. After living in the group home for a while, Ruth Ann was ready to try supported living. When she was told no because she needed too many supports, she contacted a lawyer to help her move out. Eventually, Ruth Ann moved into a home with two other roommates, with staffing 24 hours a day. She was interviewed in 2017.
- Date:
- 2019-05-17
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- John Dickerson, retired Executive Director of The Arc of Indiana, explains that after World War II, parents across the country began to think differently about the future of their children with disabilities. In 1951, there was a national meeting of parents and other interested individuals that kick-started state organizations. The first schools for children with disabilities started in church basements. At the time, there were no special education teachers. Parents found teachers accredited in other things, but who were interested in providing educational opportunities to children with disabilities. The Arc is a national community-based organization advocating for people with disabilities. The Arc of Indiana was formed in 1956 when there were few services for individuals with disabilities.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- In 1991, Darcus Nims traveled to Washington D.C. to receive the national Victorian Award for Achievement from President George H. Bush, for overcoming overwhelming challenges in her life. She had lunch at the White House and it was "the first time I ever got to stay in a hotel, the first time I ever got to go to a fancy restaurant." Some years later she had another first, flying to D.C. for a conference with self-advocate Betty Williams. “This time, we didn't have no helpers. We didn't think we could do it ourselves and we thought -- we were shocked we did it.” Darcus founded Self-Advocates of Indiana, the statewide group of advocates with intellectual/developmental disabilities, in 1990. She was interviewed in 2006.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- Dr. Sue Gant has 40 plus years of working in the disability field. As an expert with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation, Dr. Gant spent the late 1990s through 2008 in Indiana assisting with the closure of New Castle State Developmental Center and Muscatatuck State Developmental Center. In this clip, she discusses her involvement in developing a plan for deinstitutionalization.
- Date:
- 2009-11-16
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “I learned that there were more than just rights," recalled disability advocate Karen Vaughn of the era immediately after passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). "We had civil rights on just about every level.” After acquiring a disability from an injury in the 1970s, she had spent time in nursing homes and "there were no patients' rights." Karen was one of the first graduates of the leadership training program Partners in Policymaking, brought to Indiana in 1991 by the Governor's Council for People with Disabilities. In 1992, she also completed "the most elite training on the ADA that you can get" from the national Disability Rights Education Defense Fund. Karen describes the thrill of making a difference in the accessibility of a state park after her training. A wheelchair user, she had gone "where raccoons wouldn't go" to assess its ADA compliance. She describes the physical access barriers she’s experienced in her home town of Indianapolis, and the tools needed to remove such barriers. “Knowing about the Americans with Disabilities Act is not enough. You have to know about the other laws.” The ADA has been “life changing” for her, but she feels it has its limitations. “Under Title II with the Americans with Disabilities Act, state and local government, they're supposed to provide the same program for all folks with disabilities.” Karen found that her career goal of working as a consultant was thwarted by Medicaid policy, despite having undertaken an extensive legal battle. She would like to see more education about the law provided to the public. Her doctor thought the ADA referred to the American Dental Association. She asserts, “I would like to see this Americans with Disabilities Act and all other civil rights laws being a mandatory course in high school, just like history.” Karen was interviewed in 2009.
- Date:
- 2018-10-25
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “It was my time to play my part in the circle of life.” On June 13, 2018, Jamie Beck became the first person in Indiana to have her guardianship terminated and a Supported Decision-Making agreement put in place. Jamie had been adjudged as incapacitated eight years prior. With no parent living, Dan Stewart, president of Achieva Resources Corp., Inc., was appointed as her permanent legal guardian. Jamie was placed in a nursing home. By the time the Wayne County Superior Court judge granted her petition, 28 year-old Jamie was employed in Muncie and living in an apartment with a roommate. In this interview excerpt, Jamie and Dan discuss the process and the challenges leading up to Jamie’s historic accomplishment. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 380 into law on April 24, 2019. The law recognizes Supported Decision-Making Agreements as a valid way for someone to demonstrate decision-making capacity in Indiana and requires Supported Decision-Making and other less restrictive alternatives to be considered before the court will appoint a guardian. “I believe I am capable of doing it on my own, but with help,” Jamie told the judge. She and Dan were interviewed on October 25, 2018.
- Date:
- 2018-03-18
- Main contributors:
- WISH-TV
- Summary:
- In 1997, WISH-TV secretly filmed resident abuse by employees inside New Castle State Developmental Center in New Castle, Indiana. The impact of making the disturbing, hidden camera footage public was the closure of the Center in 1998. Channel 8, the Indianapolis station affiliated with CBS, broadcast their footage as part of a series of seven investigative reports aired between May 5 and May 13, 1997. Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon visited the Center the day after the first TV report. An AP news article published May 7 said that the Governor was "outraged." "If you had loved ones in one of these state facilities you'd be worried about them." "No citizen's tax dollars should be paying for abuse and not care." Two employees had been fired before the report aired, and three workers suspended. Portions of the WISH-TV reports were broadcast nationally by CBS news with anchor Dan Rather. Originally known as the Indiana Village for Epileptics, the institution opened in 1907 on 1300 acres in rural Henry County. Although its purpose was to serve patients with convulsive disorders, the mission later broadened to include intellectual and other disabilities. This is a video of the third WISH-TV news report about abuse at the New Castle State Developmental Center, broadcast on May 7, 1997. It is included in the Indiana Disability History Project collection with permission of the station.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "After the regulations passed, there was a big infusion of federal dollars to train people, mainly people with disabilities and other advocates on their rights, their new rights under the ADA," explains Christine Dahlberg. The Disability Rights Education Foundation (DREF) held intensive training around the country. The Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities supported the training by marking sure people with disabilities had the opportunity to attend training sessions. The Council had a contract with Nancy Griffin to do statewide training on the ADA. Nancy says, “I wrote a grant application to the Governor's Council and seven months later the ADA Training Network was established in Indiana.” There were offices in the northern, central and southern parts of Indiana. Nancy recalls, “We were heavily involved in implementation but, well, were, basically, being sure that folks with disabilities knew what their new rights were, but also that businesses and town halls and whoever, schools, understood what their obligations were under the law.” Christine and Nancy were interviewed at the 2009 Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities Conference.
- Date:
- 2023-03-24
- Main contributors:
- Tsvetkova, Milena
- Summary:
- Social connectivity structures and reinforces inequality in society but also provides a footprint of it. I will present two projects in which we analyze network structures to extract information about socioeconomic inequality. In the first project, we use correspondence analysis to infer Twitter users’ socioeconomic status from the accounts of commercial and entertainment brands in the US they follow. In the second project, we analyze SafeGraph data on physical store visits and co-visits in the US to investigate nuances of socioeconomic inequality in daily consumption. The projects demonstrate how we can both exploit and examine traces of economic and cultural consumption practices to understand an important manifestation of inequality in everyday life.
- Date:
- 2002
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish Memories.
- Summary:
- Interview topics include memories of Jewish holidays, the Sabbath, childhood years, Yiddish poetry, poverty, dialectological information, the town of Permovaysk, Jewish relations with non-Jews, speaking Yiddish regardless of ethnicity, gefilte fish, Hanukkah customs, Yiddish songs, Jewish homes of Sharhorod. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.
- Date:
- 1966
- Summary:
- A stop motion commercial where a worker unloads a box from a crane. Inside the box is a seal of the Chambre Syndicale de France.
- Date:
- 2021-01-08
- Main contributors:
- Marusic, Kristina, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
- Summary:
- Kristina Marusic, who covers environmental health and justice issues in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania for Environmental Health News, helps us understand how fracking and natural gas affect community health and how one community has responded. Find Kristina's work here: https://www.ehn.org/u/kristinamarusic1
2367. G for Goldberger (22:15)
- Date:
- 1954
- Summary:
- Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "G for Goldberger" (season 2, episode 14), which first aired January 12, 1954 on ABC-TV. Dramatizes the scientific method employed by Dr. Joseph Goldberger of the United States Health Service to discover a cure for pellagra. After a tour of stricken areas of the South in 1915, Dr. Goldberger conceives and proves his hypothesis that pellagra is the result of a dietary deficiency.
2368. Antibiotics (13:53)
- Date:
- 1952
- Main contributors:
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Marvin J. Johnson, Milan Herzog
- Summary:
- Shows the importance of antibiotics in combating certain diseases, and defines antibiotics. Animation illustrates the ways in which bacteria are killed by antibiotics. Pictures their use in accelerating the growth of chickens and hogs. Then emphasizes the research which remains to be done in the field of antibiotics.
- Date:
- 2022-02-21
- Main contributors:
- Sideris, Lisa, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
- Summary:
- In this series, we ask, how can spiritual connection with our environment help us enter into right and restorative relationship with the earth, including human and nonhuman inhabitants? In this episode, we talk with Lisa Sideris about wonder as it relates with science, religion, Rachel Carson, and policy change. We also return to a discussion on the importance of religious and ethical approaches to environmental issues.
- Date:
- 2022
- Summary:
- Date:
- 1969
- Summary:
- Stop-action photography of common school mishaps illustrates potential safety hazards and ways they can be avoided. Points out that a school building is constructed for maximum safety: accidents are caused by people. Stresses the individual child's responsibility for accident prevention.
- Date:
- 2002
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish Memories.
- Summary:
- Interview topics include life during and after World War II, imprisonment of Jews, forced labor groups, imprisonment in Pechera camp and Bratslav and Nemyriv ghettos, imprisonment in the Mohyliv-Podilskyy ghetto, service in the Red Army, Yiddish education, holiday celebrations, prewar religious life, Ukrainian school, Yiddish prayers, linguistic and dialectological discussion of the Yiddish language, postwar religious customs, evacuation during World War II, life on a kolkhoz, postwar antisemitism, contemporary Jewish press, Jewish weddings, Yiddish songs, Sabbath food customs, circumcision ritual, imprisonment in the Rivne and Zhytomyr ghettos, imprisonment in the Uman' ghetto, the fate of Bratslav Jewish orphans after the German invasion, the Great Famine of 1932, Passover celebrations, prewar religious life, Hebrew terminology, Jewish wedding music, postwar antisemitism. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.
- Date:
- 2008
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish Memories.
- Summary:
- Interview topics include childhood memories, Yiddish language, Yiddish songs, life during and after World War II, holiday traditions, antisemitism. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.
2374. Extensions to Embedding Regression: Models for Context-Specific Description and Inference (54:32)
- Date:
- 2024-02-02
- Main contributors:
- Spirling, Arthur
- Summary:
- Social scientists commonly seek to make statements about how word use varies over circumstances—including time, partisan identity, or some other document-level covariate. For example, researchers might wish to know how Republicans and Democrats diverge in their understanding of the term “immigration.” Building on the success of pretrained language models, we introduce the a la carte on text (conText) embedding regression model for this purpose. This fast and simple method produces valid vector representations of how words are used—and thus what words “mean”—in different contexts. We show that it outperforms slower, more complicated alternatives and works well even with very few documents. The model also allows for hypothesis testing and statements about statistical significance. We also provide extensions of the model to non-English languages and demonstrate applications for the same.
- Date:
- 1962
- Summary:
- This program is concerned with the role of the business manager, the person who brings together the land, the resources, the necessary labor, and the capital or means of production and sets all these turning to manufacture the things that people need or want. To indicate the functions of the business manager, the program visits a laundry – operated as a proprietorship, a filling station – operated as a partnership, and a large corporation. In dealing with the corporation, the program shows the varied responsibilities of Donald Douglas, general manager of the Reflective Products Division of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.
- Date:
- [1970]
- Summary:
- This is a compilation of advertisements from the Clio Awards collection.
- Date:
- 2023-04-26
- Main contributors:
- Spaeth, Elizabeth
- Summary:
- The Institute of International Education (IIE) administers the most prestigious awards for international education such as the Fulbright. As an intermediary between states, private philanthropies, corporations, and universities, the IIE has smoothed global crises and facilitated U.S. diplomatic policies related to international education for the past century. In my dissertation, “The Cosmopolitans: The Institute of International Education from Liberal Internationalism to Neoliberal Globalization (1919–2003),” I ask how parastatal organizations like the IIE became central to twentieth century liberalism. I argue that Americans came to rely on international students as proxies to end global conflicts, fortify the United States’ geopolitical standing, advance capitalist economic development in the Global South, and keep U.S. colleges financially afloat.The Institute of International Education has dominated the fields of international education and person-to-person diplomacy from 1919 to the present as an intermediary between states and private organizations. It has bolstered international student programs with private grants and administered flagship federal programs such as the Fulbright. This combination of private administration and capital with federal legislation and the brand of the U.S. government has characterized the shift from massive public spending and liberal internationalism in the postwar era to the neoliberalism of the late-twentieth century.
- Date:
- 1960
- Main contributors:
- Ford
- Summary:
- An announcer talks about the very first Ford sold as we see fields of grain, rivers, and nature. We see a small settlement where most people are walking or riding on buggies with horses. As the Ford comes out of the garage people make exclamations about it. The announcer then takes us through each Ford model and each model starts to join a long line of other Fords on a long road in the sunshine. We see all the Ford models before 1960 together before we cut to a scene of the three new Ford models of 1960, which includes a Falcon and Thunderbird. The models drive together on a long tarmac road with the mountains behind them and the sun setting.
- Date:
- 1963
- Main contributors:
- Maple Leaf Bacon
- Summary:
- A couple wakes up and eats maple leaf bacon as part of their daily routine.
- Date:
- 2017-04-07
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- A member of the Fort Wayne neighborhood association where a new group home was going in telephoned Steve Hinkle. "'You know,' he said, 'just three houses down the road, there's a Cadillac that sits in a driveway.' And I said 'Well, I think that's really important because I've got a new van that's going be sitting there and I don't want it to be a sloppy neighborhood.'" Starting in 1976, Steve was instrumental in placing former residents of Fort Wayne State Developmental Center into some of Indiana's first group homes. Steve was President/CEO of Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana for 34 years. In this video excerpt of a 2012 interview, he describes early group home development as both an exciting time of transition and a struggle with barriers such as zoning regulations and neighbor attitudes.
- Date:
- 2017-03-07
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "I joke with everybody that I take a day, I sit at home with a two-liter bottle of Diet Pepsi and a huge box of tissues and I read all the essays,” recounts Donna about the Attitude Essay Contest. The contest encourages elementary and middle school students to write about their own attitudes or the attitudes of others. Donna says, “I firmly believe -- and the essays prove -- kids want to focus on what is the same, what is similar, what do they have in common with somebody, not what is something that's going to put up a barrier to them.” Donna Roberts, retired Executive Director of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, was interviewed in 2013.
- Date:
- 2017-07-13
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “I came back on Monday and one of the clients had a broken limb and nobody knew how it had occurred,” explains Sue Beecher of a visit to Muscatatuck State Developmental Center. In 1998, Sue was working for Indiana Protection & Advocacy and was assigned to monitor Muscatatuck. She witnessed the care for residents became progressively worse. In a 2013 interview, she shares multiple stories of abuse and neglect she found during her visits to the institution. The Center located in Butlerville, Indiana closed in 2005.
- Date:
- 2013-01-11
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “In terms of children being admitted, I assisted with some admissions of children. I’m not proud of that,” states Sue Beecher. In the late 1970s, Sue worked in the outpatient clinic at New Castle State Hospital and assisted with placing children with disabilities into the institution. Sue says, “ A lot the folks came from the rural areas and parents didn’t have a lot of cash flow to be able to say hire somebody to help take care.” Sue shares experiences with the children she remembers being admitted at New Castle, Indiana. Later known as New Castle State Development Center, it closed in 1998. She was interviewed in 2013.
- Date:
- 2013-01-11
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “The mistreatment, people encouraged to mistreat each other,” explains Paul Shankland of his time as an activity therapy aide at Fort Wayne State Hospital from 1964 to 1971. In reflecting back on what he witnessed, Paul shares a story about a security guard punching a resident. He compares the conditions at the state hospital to prisons. Despite activities such as baseball games and summer camp, the daily living conditions were very regimented.
- Date:
- 2013-01-11
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- In 1977, Sue Beecher started her professional career at New Castle State Hospital in New Castle, Indiana. In this video, Sue recounts some of the institution's early history and speaks about her experiences working there.
- Date:
- 2017-08-17
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "Customers come up to me and they'll talk to me like they've known me for years." Cori Mitchell loves her job at a movie theater. As a high school senior in Colorado she was left with a head injury from an automobile accident. Soon after, in 1989, she moved to Indiana. Cori was interviewed in 2013. She discusses the support she's received from her family, from Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and from her employer.
2387. The Day Was Pretty Packed - Kim Davis on School Days at the Developmental Training Center (04:43)
- Date:
- 2016-08-16
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- In the 1970s, schools systems throughout the state of Indiana sent children with challenging behaviors to the Developmental Training Center (DTC) for educational support and service. Kim Davis, an employee at the DTC during that time, talks about the typical school day for the children.
- Date:
- 2016-10-01
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- Betty Williams, an active self-advocate, received the Champion of Equal Opportunity Self-Advocacy award from the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities in 2016. Betty speaks about getting involved in the self-advocacy movement back in 1990, the work she has accomplished with her group, and her thoughts on receiving the award.
- Date:
- 2016-10-01
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- Betty Williams, an active self-advocate, discusses the importance of getting rid of the R-word and shares the story of how self-advocates helped change the name of the state commission in 2008.Betty was interviewed October, 2016.
- Date:
- 1992
- Main contributors:
- Agency For Instructional Technology
- Summary:
- Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Just For Me.
- Date:
- 2016-12-01
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "She shouldn't have to be put on a bus and spend 45 minutes on a bus one way to go to school," explains Pat Howey of her daughter's experience at six years old being sent to a school for children with physical disabilities. Pat discusses her educational advocacy for her daughter in the late 1980s in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, sharing how those experiences lead her to become a nationally known special education advocate and consultant. Pat was interviewed in Indianapolis in 2016.
- Date:
- 2017-01-17
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "I fell through the cracks bad," describes Karen Ricci of her school experience in the '70s and '80s. Karen discusses her challenges in school, such as teachers not having the training to adapt curriculum. Despite the challenges, Karen did go to college where she faced a new set of challenges. Karen lives in southern Indiana, but has advocated for better services in Kentucky. Karen would like to to use her voice and voting power to make a difference in Indiana.
- Date:
- 2022-09-30
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "Some of us have a lot of health issues that we were born with, along with getting this virus makes it a whole lot worse," Ashley Porter points out in an interview about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of Hoosiers with disabilities. This video draws upon themes that emerged on this topic from remote interviews during 2020 to 2022 with people with disabilities, their families, disability professionals, and policy makers. Themes included a heightened awareness of health disparities, challenges to mental health, and a stressed system of disability services. Interviewees discuss the state's initially low priority for COVID vaccination of people with disabilities. They describe barriers related to health procedures in both vaccination and testing. "No one thought about people with disabilities, having a setup for people with autism, people with developmental disabilities, people with Down syndrome," observes Ledrena Girton. Deaf people experienced communication barriers due to mask use. Social isolation and loneliness were prevalent topics. There was also loss of loved ones. "I couldn't imagine my life, you know, without Joe," shares Melody Cooper. "He's the man that I had married and loved for 15 years." A chronic shortage of direct care professionals got worse during the pandemic. Families took on new responsibilities in place of missing staff services as well as in supporting their children’s remotely delivered education. Already a group of people who are underrepresented in the workforce, unemployment was also worsened for those with disabilities. There were gains achieved due to COVID-19 in the accessibility offered by telehealth, online events, meetings, and classes. Zully Alvarado questions whether the gains will endure. "We don't want to go back to the so-called normal... we've been fighting against that. We don't want it to come back to that."
- Date:
- 2021-09-09
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “I really don't think there's an area of my life that the pandemic hasn't touched, whether it's through my home healthcare or my ability to go out and do things socially.” Teri Whitaker has muscular dystrophy, which impacts her lung function. She needs to take many more precautions than most people to stay safe. Teri also discussed the pandemic’s impact on her psychological well-being. “I know, I, myself, and many other people with disabilities that are my friends who aren't really typically people that are depressed have had to seek out professional help to deal with, you know, the emotions of all of this.” To keep herself busy, Teri was able to do remote volunteer and advocacy work. “I find that it has been a real help for me, psychologically, to not feel like a victim of this pandemic." To address the vaccination inequities of people with disabilities, Teri helped create the High-Risk Indiana Coalition. The coalition was involved in public forums, conducted interviews, and distributed information on the COVID risks to people with disabilities.
- Date:
- 2016-12-09
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “I mean, you know, people 40 years ago were locked in isolated areas,” describes Randy Krieble of restraints used in institutions. “The ammonia sprays were used especially in the children’s unit,” explains Sue Beecher. Professionals in the field of disabilities talk about the physical, chemical and medical restraints used in the state institutions in the 1970s until their closures.
- Date:
- 2009-11-16
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- "The last thing we really want to do is -- not only do you have to adjust to your disability, but now you need to sell your farm and move to town." Ed Bell says farming is statistically one of the most dangerous occupations. Although farmers are used to adapting to adversity, occupational injuries can be life-changing. Ed was a working farmer in Hagerstown, Indiana when was interviewed in 2009. "I joined the disability community in 1983 with spinal cord injury," he explains. Ed was also doing consulting work for Breaking New Ground, a Purdue University project working with farmers and ranchers with acquired disabilities. He was on the board of the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities and a member of the ADA-Indiana Steering Committee. Ed reminisces that Hagerstown, where he grew up, was a "one-factory town." The owner of the automobile factory was Ralph Teetor, a blind man (who is know as the inventor of cruise control). Because "most everybody's boss in the town directly or indirectly was a person with a disability," people thought Ed's accident at age 21 was unfortunate, but they expected him to carry on with his life. In anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the ADA, Ed talked about his recollections and reflections concerning the landmark law. The ADA has "provided more of an opportunity for people to pull their own weight or pull the weight they can. For instance, if you stack too many barriers up in front of someone, the odds are they're going to be literally a burden not only to themselves but to society." However, he expressed concern that the law could be unfairly taken advantage of. "People with disabilities can be their own worst enemies. We need clear definitions and not allow abuse of a great law and a civil right to hinder those who really need it." Ed sells strawberries and offers berry picking on his farm. It makes sense to him to provide ADA accommodations for his customers with disabilities. "As a business person, I understand, people are like water. They take the path of least resistance. As a businessman, why would I want to create barriers for my customers?" As part of his work with Breaking New Ground, Ed says, "we've gone in Indiana to every county courthouse, every library (in rural counties anyway); every fair grounds, every cooperative extension service. We've had workshops for even churches, which technically are exempt from the ADA." Increased architectural accessibility has been enormously important, he says. But when the old wooden churches with the wooden steps were designed, it wasn't their fault, he adds. At that time, "people like me didn't survive. We had a place in their church -- it was buried behind it." "Now, we're in the community, make room for us or bear our burden. Because if you don't bear our burden or if we don't allow us to carry our own weight or pull what weight we can, you're going to have to bear our burden.”
- Date:
- 2015-06-19
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “The shot that was heard around the world for people with disabilities,” is how one of Tom Olin’s photographic images has been described. As part of the ADA at 25 Legacy Tour, the Monroe County History Center in Bloomington, Indiana hosted an exhibit of Tom Olin’s work. On June 19, 2015, Tom gave a public talk in association with the exhibition. He was also present as the driver of the touring ADA Legacy bus. It made Indiana stops in Bloomington, Monticello, and Indianapolis during a national tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Tom has become widely known for the powerful advocacy of his photography focusing on the disability rights movement. In this videotaped talk, he discusses how he became involved in documenting the struggle for the rights of people with disabilities, and provides information about photographs in the exhibit. Some of the iconic photographs he discusses include images of the event now referred to as the Capitol Crawl. Depicting the landmark protest where people got out of their wheelchairs to ascend the steps of the U.S. Capitol building, it became “the shot that was heard around the world.” The action on March 12, 1990 was initiated by the activist organization ADAPT (Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit ). Tom identifies disability leaders at the protest and points out that his eight-year-old niece, Jennifer Keelan, is among those shown crawling up the steps. Tom explains that even though the “Crawl” took place just a few months before the ADA was passed into law, there were numerous attempts being made to weaken its provisions. “In Congress, you had the Senate and the House conferring on the bill that was to be. And they had all these different ways of how they thought the bill should look like.” Tom also describes photographs in the exhibit documenting other ADAPT actions in Memphis and at the federal building in Atlanta. It’s up to us, he says, to make sure the work of grassroots activists continues. “I see things happening. You know, I'm really impressed with a lot of young people.”
- Date:
- 2018-05-10
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “It's an interesting question to ask, how I got interested in the field of disability services,” states Dr. Mary Ciccarelli. When Dr. Ciccarelli began her training in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, there was little specific attention paid to disabilities. As an internist and pediatrician, Dr. Ciccarelli found it harder to accommodate all her patients. Other pediatricians, who took care of youth with special health care needs, were transitioning patients to her practice. She decided she needed to find a better way of doing things. As a result, Dr. Ciccarelli collaborated with IPIN, Indiana Parent Information Network, on a pilot project funded by Indiana Maternal Child Health to develop transition services for youth with disabilities. Dr. Ciccarelli discusses the challenges families face when moving from pediatric to adult care. It can be frightening for parents to let go and support their children to become more autonomous in making health care decisions. As a person moves from pediatric care to adult health care services, there may be a need to redefine the individual’s care team. In addition, billing codes and language in mental health services differs between pediatrics and the adult service system. “How do we improve healthy opportunities for persons with disabilities in our state?” Dr. Ciccarelli talks about her experience working with Special Olympics of Indiana athletes. For the past few years, she has assisted with providing health-screenings for the athletes at the State Games. Dr. Ciccarelli discusses the need to educate people with disabilities and caregivers on how to live healthier lives. To better serve patients with disabilities, Dr. Ciccarelli describes the training IU medical students receive. “I think there's better methods today than there were in the late '70's,” Today, the Indiana School of Medicine curriculum includes training on the culture of disability, rights of people with disabilities, and teaming with other professionals. Dr. Ciccarelli says, “I think we'll see evolution and improvement. I hope, in the readiness of our graduates in caring for people with disabilities.” Dr. Ciccarelli is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. She is director of the Center for Youth and Adults with Conditions of Childhood (CYACC), which provides resources to youth ages 11 to 22 with special health care needs. She was interviewed in 2018.
- Date:
- 2017-11-30
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “The day for the kids was pretty packed.” Kim Davis recalls the 1970s, when school aged children with challenging behaviors stayed at the Developmental Training Center (Now the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community) in Bloomington during the week. Their day often consisted of speech therapy, small group activities, adaptive physical education. After school, they might have a recreation activity, go out into the community, or help fix dinner. The goal was to develop a home program with the school system and parents so each student could return to their home school. Kim says, “I think that the Institute over time has really become a place where families could come and get information and I think that's a huge thing.” She describes how Institute staff help families and school systems connect. She states, “I was being a cheerleader for the teachers who just needed to know you're doing the right thing. Or here's a little tweak that you can do.” Kim shares her thoughts on the controversial facilitated communication movement. The book “Movement Difference and Diversity” had an impact on how she provided support to individuals. Kim says, “I think sometimes we forget about the impact that disability has on the human being and we want them to respond in the way we want them to respond. But we forget they have a disability and it impacts them in many different ways and it's up to us, the people without the disability to figure that out and provide that support.“ Kim talks about the importance of recognizing behaviors as communication. It requires people learn to listen differently. She also discusses her work with circles of support with students. Kim shares many personal stories throughout her 2013 interview. She retired from her position as research associate at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community in 2012.
- Date:
- 1968
- Summary:
- The film translates the lyrics of the Beatles' song into pictures using Lower East Side locations; pixillated sequences of images portray the nonmusical sounds.