Announcing 2020 Disability and Change Symposium - March 25 at Temple University
posted: February 2020
Register now for the one-day symposium, Disability and Change - Combating Implicit Bias: Employment on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
Read more about the Disability and Change Symposium
Community Forum About Person-Directed Services March 18, 2020 in Harrisburg
posted: January 2020
Learn more about Person-Directed Services (PDS) and share your experience directing your services at this free community event.
Read more and register for the PDS community forum
Save the Date - 2020 Disability and Change Symposium
posted: January 2020
The 2020 Disability and Change Symposium – Combating Implicit Bias: Employment – is scheduled for March 25, 2020 at Temple University.
More information about the upcoming symposium
AAIDD Awards Institute Executive Director
posted: January 2020
Celia S. Feinstein has received AAIDD's 2020 Service to the Field Award.
Read more about the AAIDD award
"Community Strong" Rally on January 7
posted: January 2020
Pennsylvania's legacy to citizens with disabilities and their families should be full and inclusive lives in the community with supports and services...
Community Strong rally details
Institute Announces New Associate Director
posted: December 2019
Sally Gould-Taylor, PhD was recently named as the Associate Director of Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education.
New Associate Director - details
Press Conferences on Proposed Polk and White Haven Closure Moratorium
posted: December 2019
Pennsylvania Coalition for Inclusive Community will hold two press conferences on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 11 a.m. in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Press release and press conference details
Institute Receives Grant to Aid in Philadelphia's Census Effort
posted: November 2019
The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education joins eight organizations selected to support the outreach efforts of the City's 2020 census initiative.
Full story about the Digital Literacy Alliance grant awards
Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council Appoints Lisa Tesler as Executive Director
posted: November 2019
Lisa Tesler, graduate of the Institute's Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking (C2P2) program, was appointed in September to succeed Graham Mulholland.
Read about Ms. Tesler's new role
Governor Proclaims November Assistive Technology Awareness Month in Pennsylvania
posted: November 2019
Read the governor's proclamation for Assistive Technology month
Institute on Disabilities Partners with People's Light and The National Theatre of Great Britain to Present Revolutionary Smart Caption Glasses
posted: September 2019
The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education, is collaborating with People's Light theater in Chester County, PA, and the National Theatre of Great Britain, on a project that will revolutionize arts accessibility for the deaf and hearing loss communities.
Read more about the Smart Caption Glasses collaboration
Institute on Disabilities Executive Announces Plan to Step Down in 2020
posted: September 2019
Celia Feinstein, Executive Director of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education, has announced that she will step down early in 2020.
Read the full announcement about the executive director
Polk Center Closure: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
posted: September 2019
This week in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: " 'The people who benefited the most from deinstitutionalization were the people with the most significant support needs,' according to the Pennhurst Longitudinal Study of people who left that institution, said Ms. [Celia] Feinstein. 'I don’t buy, Too old, too disabled, too behaviorally challenged.' "
Read the Post-Gazette story about the Polk Center closure
Institute Executive Director Comments on State Center Closures
posted: August 2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced plans to close the Polk and White Haven State Centers, two of the four remaining state-run public intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities in Pennsylvania.
State Centers - read our full statement
HCBS - Know the Facts:
Understanding the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule
posted: August 2019
Visit our office at Temple University for a Lunch & Learn on September 20 and learn the facts of the HCBS Final Rule.
For people with disabilities, family members, and support professionals.
HCBS training registration and information
Institute and Partners Honored by AAIDD
posted: July 2019
In June 2019, the American Association on Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) awarded the Institute and its partners for leading the effort to collect, preserve and disseminate the history of struggle for equality by people with disabilities in western Pennsylvania.
TechOWL Program Expands to Include Mobile Devices
posted: June 2019
Mobile equipment, including smartphones and tablets, will be available through TechOWL's Free Special Phone Program, starting July 1, 2019.
Free special phone program mobile expansion
