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TO OUR READERS:

For this issue of the Newsletter we have taken “disabilities” as our theme, with articles that showcase current interest in this topic. Meredith Eliassen examines children’s literature from the antebellum US for representations of the blind; Catherine Aurentz Griffith suggests that special educators would do well to consider a history of the language of “least restrictive environment; and Mona Gleason discusses her new project on the “disabled” child in Canada. Heather Munro Prescott’s report on presentations at this year’s meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine points out the many ways that disabilities history intersects with the history of children and youth and the history of medicine.  Elisabeth Boulot provides an introductory bibliography of materials she’s found useful for studying disability history in the United States and Moira Hinderer’s “Websightings” column describes the wealth of materials available online from disabilities scholars.  Taken together, these articles make clear that “disabilities” is a multi-faceted concept, that sources for the study of disabilities history are varied, and that much work remains to be done in this subfield of the history of children and youth.

As usual, the Newsletter is brimming with news from members and news about recent publications, exhibits, and upcoming conferences of interest to SHCY-ers.  And, it’s brimming with news about SHCY – you’ll find the call for papers for the 4th Biennial SHCY Conference, to be held next summer in Sweden, and also an announcement of plans for SHCY’s new journal, the Journal of the History of Children and Youth.

One new feature we want to call to your attention:  Thanks to Colleen’s negotiations with ProQuest, we are now able to reprint the abstracts of recently completed dissertations. 

What you won’t find in this Newsletter is a column on teaching about disabilities in courses on the history of children and youth.  We very much wanted to include articles on teaching about children and disabilities, but alas, we had no volunteers.  Does the lack of response mean we do not discuss these topics in our courses? Probably not. So, we would like to encourage you send us your best practices for teaching about this subject.  We will publish them in the next issue.

Enjoy, and we look forward to hearing from you for the winter issue of the Newsletter,

Your editors-- Margot, Kathleen, Colleen, Moira, and Sean

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News from SHCY

Message from the President – Kriste Lindenmeyer
Call for Papers:  “In the Name of the Child” – SHCY’s 4th Biennial Conference
SHCY to Publish a Journal!
Join SHCY--Membership Form

Feature Articles

Themes of Blindness in Antebellum Literature for Children -- Meredith Eliassen

New Research Directions in History of Children with Disabilities – Mona Gleason

Using a Historical Perspective to Understand Current Policy on Educational Placements for Students with Disabilities – Catherine Aurentz Griffith

Starting Points for Research:  A Short Bibliography of Sources Related to Public Education in the United States for Children with Disabilities – Elisabeth Boulot

The Intersection of the History of Children and Youth and Disability History at the American Association for the History of Medicine Conference – Heather Munro Prescott

Regular Columns

Websightings: Childhood and Disability History – Moira Hinderer

Canadian Happenings – Mona Gleason

Pedagogy: Ephemera Saved!  The Prelinger Film Archive, A Rich Resource for Teaching the History of American Childhood  -- Emily D. Cahan

News from the Field – compiled by Nancy Zey and David Pomfret

Member News
New Members
Books and Articles by SHCY Members
Museums and Exhibits
Upcoming Events
Calls for Papers
Recent Publications

Conference Reports

2nd International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR2) – E. Wayne Carp
Cheiron – Kathleen W. Jones
Australian Historical Association – Shurlee Swain
Website for Tours Conference

Dissertations

Recently Completed (with Abstracts) and In Progress – compiled by Colleen Vasconsellos

Contributors Page