Manchester UKDHM Events War and Impairment: The Social Consequences of Disablement, focusing on World War 1. Manchester City Council, led by its Disabled Staff Group, marks UK Disability History Month with a series of free events linked to this year’s…
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West Sussex Events for UKDHM
Disability History Month Events Join Independent Lives as we celebrate Disability History Month across West Sussex in November and December 2014. At each event we want to hear your stories and experiences about how disabled people’s lives have changed over…
4th October to 6th December
Voices of War and Peace – Birmingham
Voices Of War & Peace Birmingham Library & Museum A series of events, workshops and discussions on WWI. Of particular interest during UKDHM: First World War Study Day: Medicine/Injury/Trauma/Treatment Saturday 6 December 10am-5pm Study day on the First World War…
Disability history collections at The Children’s Society Archive
Here at the archive of The Children’s Society, we’ve kicked off UK Disability History Month by highlighting our disability history collections on our blog: Exploring the history of disabled children in care The blog post points towards the online resources…
Remploy- Disability and Employment: Reconciling the Irreconcilable?
25 Nov 2014 UK Disability History Month Blogs 2014:Disability and Employment: Reconciling the Irreconcilable? Much of Anne Borsay’s work was driven by a heightened sense of social justice, and an underlying commitment to equality for all. It is not surprising…
Liverpool Da Da Fest November to January
Check out thee oprogramme pascked with interesting and relevant events to coincide with UKDisability History Month http://www.dadafest.co.uk/2014/11/dadafest-newsletter-117-12-november-2014/
Swansea University Disability History Blog
I’m part of a history project at Swansea University based on disability history, and disability history month. We have been producing a blog focussed on one of the institutions in Swansea, and also at some of the wider themes. I…
18th November 2014 6pm
Launch UK Disability History Month 2014, London
Places limited RSVP to rlrieser@gmail.com You are invited to the 2014 Launch of UKDHM on Tuesday 18th November 6-8pm War and Impairment: The Social Consequences of Disablement …
UKDHM Launch 2014
UKDHM 2014 was launched on 18th November, at Unite the Union Videos of all the speakers can be found below: Introduction from Chair Sean McGovern Richard Rieser (UKDHM National Coordinator) Mo Stewart (WRAF) Read Mo Stewart’s speech here Paula Peters…
Stella Young Ted Talk-Against How Disabled People are seen as Inspiration Porn
A great talk by Australian disabled journalist and comedian challenging the common stereotype of viewing disabled people doing ordinary things as insopirational and instead talking about a social model approach. Inspiration porn and the objectification of disability: Stella Young at…