Teaching History to Multilingual Learners with Disabilities by Richard Cairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners What curriculum and other resources for teaching history, civics and social studies do YOU recommend? en-us 2026-02-28 21:14:50 UTC 2026-03-11 12:52:18 UTC hello@padlet.com rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806245744 23 lessons in 7 units from K-12 - 250+ primary sources - focus on inquiry and agency of people with disabilities throughout U.S. history

https://emergingamerica.org/disability-history-curriculum

]]> 2026-02-28 21:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806245744 Building Access for Multilingual Learners - History Education rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806252161 • Document Based Questins (DBQ) for Multilingual Learners

• Lessons and Strategies for LANGUAGE AWARE Teaching and Learning in History and Social Studies

https://emergingamerica.org/english-learner-collaborations

]]> 2026-02-28 21:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806252161 "5 Fast Facts About Latines with Disabilities" - Sophia Benavente rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806255408 https://cisneros.columbian.gwu.edu/5-fast-facts-about-latines-disabilities

]]> 2026-02-28 21:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806255408 ADA Spanish Language Outreach Project rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806256084 https://adata.org/project/slo

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]]> 2026-02-28 21:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806257141 The Black Immigrant & Disability Experience: Breaking Down Misconceptions and Bridging the Gap rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806259094 2026-02-28 21:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806259094 Universal Design for Learning in History and the Social Studies rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806259626 https://emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/universal-design

]]> 2026-02-28 21:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806259626 April 7, 2026 - Teaching Disability and Human Rights VIRTUAL Conference rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806260780 https://emergingamerica.org/

]]> 2026-02-28 21:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806260780 Framework for Inclusion: Physical, Pedagogical and Narrative Accessibility rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806262232 https://emergingamerica.org/blog/framework-inclusion-physical-pedagogical-and-narrative-accessibility

]]> 2026-02-28 22:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806262232 "I Grew Up Latinx & Disabled & I'm Creating the Change I Want to See" - Conchita Hernandez Legorreta rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806263300 https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/09/9985118/blind-latinx-experience-immigrant-disability-rights-metas

]]> 2026-02-28 22:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806263300 "Immigrant Rights Are Disability Rights" - Joe Stramonda - and more from the Disability Visibility Project rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806266411 https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/07/13/immigrant-rights-are-disability-rights/

]]> 2026-02-28 22:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806266411 "Learning Disabilities in English Learners" - Louis Spear-Sweling - ¡Colorín colorado! rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806266955 https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/learning-disabilities-english-language-learners

]]> 2026-02-28 22:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806266955 Video Collection: Special Education and English Language Learners with Debbie Zacarian and other experts - ¡Colorín colorado! rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806268134 https://www.colorincolorado.org/video-collection-special-education-and-english-language-learners

]]> 2026-02-28 22:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806268134 Separados No Somos Iquales / Separate is Never Equal- Duncan Tonatium rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806948558 https://bookshop.org/p/books/separados-no-somos-iguales-sylvia-m-ndez-y-la-lucha-de-su-familia-por-la-integraci-n-separate-is-never-equal-spanish-edition-duncan-tonatiuh/f81eb6749a2abc01?ean=9781419768040&next=t

]]> 2026-03-01 15:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806948558 ¡Solo Pregunta! / Just Ask! - Sonia Sotomayor rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806951306 https://bookshop.org/p/books/solo-pregunta-s-diferente-s-valiente-s-t-sonia-sotomayor/09b227ece1068d2a?ean=9780525515500&next=t

]]> 2026-03-01 15:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806951306 Voices of History: Sylvia Mendez - YouTube video (2:20 minutes) rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806971831 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIMWdfSxoh8


Background piece at Library of Congress Law blog. https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2014/05/before-brown-v-board-of-education-there-was-mendez-v-westminster/?loclr=bloglaw


Mendez et al v. Westminster - Trial Transcript - July 10, 1945

http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/pdf/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf 

James L. Kent, Superintendent of Schools, Garden Grove

]]> 2026-03-01 15:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3806971831 The Heumann Perspective with Conchita Hernandez - interview rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3812081946 https://youtu.be/g71jUrn47_E?si=6HBfEW-34qUfLZEp

]]> 2026-03-04 19:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3812081946 Disability History through Primary Sources rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817738956 https://emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/disability-history-through-primary-sources

]]> 2026-03-09 14:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817738956 Immigrant History through Primary Sources rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817742369 https://emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/immigrant-history-through-primary-sources

]]> 2026-03-09 14:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817742369 Kid Citizen - elementary civics lessons - English and Spanish rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817884995 https://www.kidcitizen.net/spanish-versions

]]> 2026-03-09 15:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817884995 Private i History Detectives - iCivics rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817887963 https://ed.icivics.org/news/product-announcement/%C2%A1investigadores-de-la-historia-private-i-history-detectives-now-available

]]> 2026-03-09 16:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3817887963 Research on Access and Inclusion in the Social Studies rcairn https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3818197673 https://www.emergingamerica.org/accessing-inquiry/research-and-media-access-and-inclusion-social-studies

]]> 2026-03-09 20:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3818197673 https://padlet.com/rcairn/History_Disability_and_Multilingual_Learners/wish/3820004764 Each 5-10 day unit is comprised of 40-50 minute social studies lessons each day and highlights 5–10 academic words. There are also supplementary activities for other content areas to continue the cross-disciplinary benefits of Word Generation. Students integrate information from multiple texts, often from differing perspectives. All activities relate to the central question or topic of the week, build relevant knowledge, and provide opportunities to encounter the new academic vocabulary in multiple semantic contexts.

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