From adult cradles to curb cuts, join Public Historian Nicole Belolan, PhD for a look at the fascinating history of disability and accessibility during 18th & 19th century America and how all of us have benefited. ASL Interpretation and Large Print Access copies of the lecture will be provided to attendants. For event accessibility requests contact Michelle Yeager at myeager@chplnj.org or 856-667-0300 ext. 1223.
This program is supported by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of the NEH's "A More Perfect Union" initiative.
About the Presenter: Nicole Belolan, Phd is a Public Historian of the material culture of disability in early America regularly lecturing and leading workshops on disability history, material culture, and museum practice.
Belolan holds a PhD from the History of American Civilization program of History at the University of Delaware as well as a an M.A. from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture.