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With a Voice Comes Understanding
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The Eugenics Crusade
i go home
"Southbury" - 60 MInutes
Elwyn Institute Deinstitutionalisation Documentary
The Present
A Site of Conscience
Pennhurst's Place in History
Why Preserve the Memory of Pennhurst?
For Relatives: Genealogy Research About Pennhurst Folks
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Real Life Stories in Short Videos, Produced by Dr. Mary Schreiner
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Pennhurst in 2010
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A National Museum of Disability History
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National Park Service Disability History Web Site
By exploring the histories associated with different national parks, National Historic Landmarks, and listings in the National Register of Historic Places, this series aims to highlight a number of threads from the varied and complex narratives of American disability history.
Deinstitutionalization: what the research shows
This document identifies and summarizes the results of research studies around the nation regarding the outcomes of deinstitutionalization for people with developmental disabilities. PMPA co-president James Conroy was involved in many of the studies listed in this article.
Preservegreystone.org
Preserve Greystone is a New Jersey-based organization dedicated to protecting the open space and historic buildings on the former Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital property.
The Richardson Olmstead Complex rehabilitation Plan
Preserving the H.H. Richardson buildings, creating an Architecture and Visitor Center and reviving the Olmstead landscape of the original Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane.
Asylum Projects
The mission of this site is to archive both historical and current information on asylums across the United States and around the world.
Abandoned Asylum
A website dedicated to the history and preservation of public mental institutions across the United States.
A Brief History of the Treatment of the Mentally Ill, Mentally Retarded and Physically Disabled in Pennsylvania
Lost in a Desert World
The true life story of a former Pennhurst Resident
The American Eugenics Archive
The State Boys Rebellion
The inspiring true story of American Eugenics and the men who overcame it.
Opacity's Pennhurst
section devoted to photography
Historic Asylums
website
The Threads that Came Together in the Pennhurst Case
Based in part on an interview with Judith Gran, Thomas Gilhool and James Conroy in Philadelphia on December 8, 2006, conducted by Bruce Kappel
The Williamsburg Public Hospital
The first public building in North America Devoted to treatment of the mentally ill; first patient admitted October 12, 1773
El Peecho's Pennhurst Information Page
Possibly the greatest online collection of all-things Pennhurst
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Speaking for Ourselves
" - Article about former Pennhurst residents (.JPG format -
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UnionProject.org
- An innovative grassroots project that has turned an abandoned church in an at-risk neighborhood into a community space for events, arts education, creativity, and job skills training. The restoration was completed by volunteers as a means of learning construction and restoration skills useful in finding good paying jobs. Consider the opportunity for Pennhurst to do similar things for people in our community.
Sketches
done by Joe Szimhart and Pennhurst residents.
International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
. The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is a worldwide network of “Sites of Conscience” – historic sites specifically dedicated to remembering past struggles for justice and addressing their contemporary legacies.
Disability Resources
Rooted in Rights
Rooted in Rights is a multi-channel platform for people with disabilities, self-advocates and their friends, families and allies. We tell the stories of the continuing fight for equal rights for people with disabilities, locally and internationally.
Able Rise
A directory of helpful disability resources.
A Guide for Disabled Homebuyers
Best Programs for Getting a Mortgage with a Disability in 2018
How to Find a House that is Already Handicap Accessible
Finding Handicapped Accessible Apartments for Disabled Tenants
Handicap Accessible Modifications That Won’t Turn Off Future Homebuyers
Disability Remodeling Cost
How to Pay for Aging in Place Home Remodeling
Guide to Room-by-Room Repairs for Easy Accessibility for Disabled Loved Ones
Lighting for Low Vision
7 Tips for Creating a Senior-Friendly Bathroom Starting with Toilet Safety Rails
Permanently Disabled Online Support Group
A friendly, personable site offering support for the permanently disabled and family
10,000 Friends
website
"It's Our Story"
- "It's Our Story" is a national effort to make accessible the history of the disability community.
Parenting with a Disability
Informational Articles About Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preservation: the Ultimate Recycling
- Preservation is key to a strong local economy and clean environment. Read more in Jay Fulkerson's article
Media
Jean Searle, James Conroy and J. Gregory Pirmann of The Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance are interviewed by Dr. Nathaniel Williams for his
Navigating Your Life
podcast at WebTalkRadio.com. Discussion covers Pennhurst history, its legacy, the future of the property and goals of the Preservation Alliance.
Listen to the podcast
. Recorded live April 8, 2009.
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