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Today's DHR - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Disabled people were one of the first groups to be targeted for persecution once the Nazis took power in Germany.
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Sarah Levis
Today's DHR - Deaf Actor Linda Bove Officially Joins "Sesame Street" Cast
"Sesame Street" Welcomes Deaf Character in 1972
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Today's DHR - International Day of Acceptance
The International Day of Acceptance has been happening on January 20 since 2010.
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December 2024

Today's DHR - Dave Hingsburger's Birthday
Over three years after his death, Dave Hingsburger remains one of Canada's most prolific disability activists.
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Today's DRH - Bulgaria Rewrites its Disability Law
Sometimes disability history isn’t exciting, even though it’s significant
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Catching up...Dec 4 DHR: United States Senate Fails to Ratify the CRPD
America Remains One of the Few UN Countries that won't Support the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Today's DRH - United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities
A day to reflect and to look toward the future
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November 2024

DHR Wayback - California Enacts Order 873
The First of America's "Ugly Laws" Officially Goes on the Books
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Today's DHR - Getting Personal About Falling Down
I don’t have a specific disability history history event to write about today…so I thought that I’d get a little personal about something that happened…
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Today's DHR - Tina Friml Does a Set on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon"
Comedian with cerebral palsy has spectular debut on American late night scene
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DRH Wayback - "Capitol Crawl" Protest
American disability activists crawl up the Capitol building steps, viscerally demonstrating the need for accessibility.
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Today's DRH - Donald Trump Wins the 2024 US Election
It IS a disability-related event, because it directly affects the lives of 70 million disabled Americans
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