St Paul’s remove the barriers to disability through art The competition was idea of Nursery Teacher Mrs Turton who was finding out about the UK Disability History Month which started yesterday. She held a gallery to display the art work…
Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds 1960-
‘Having four fingers and 13 toes never stopped me doing what I love’: Thalidomide campaigner opens up on her inspirational battle against the odds Cardiff University’s first disabled student Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds chronicles her struggle for equality – and life as…
Celebrating the artistic history of people with disabilities – Shakira Dyer
> Celebrating the artistic history of people with disabilities Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell speaking at a DHM event in Portcullis House, Westminster Shakira Dyer reports on Disability History Month 2017 and its focus on the arts UK Disability History Month (DHM) has existed…
Launch Event 2017
Video footage, and accompanying materials used at the Launch of UKDHM 2017, at Portcullis House, Parliament. 22 November 2017.
Disability and Art – Secondary Assembly presentation
Given by Richard Rieser. All info in the presentation is elaborated on in the 2017 broadsheet.
Disabled photographer, Kev Howard’s exhibition d-FORMED
Saltburn-based Kev Howard’s social documentary and observational photography has reached global audiences for more than a decade. He’s photographed hundreds of bands, poets, artists and demonstrations in that time – with a photo of Benjamin Zephaniah appearing in The Independent,…
‘Disorder’s Avatar’? Literature, Culture, and the Politics of Disability Representation
‘Disorder’s Avatar’? Literature, Culture, and the Politics of Disability Representation 23 November 17:00 Lecture Theatre 2, English Faculty, St Cross Building, Oxford Dr Clare Barker (University of Leeds) The English Faculty is pleased to host a special lecture to mark…
Blindness, Art and Disability Gain: exploring ways of seeing and not seeing in the art gallery
Blindness, Art and Disability Gain: exploring ways of seeing and not seeing in the art gallery Tuesday 28 November at 6pm in Chakrabarti Room (JHB 208), Headington Campus Oxford Brookes celebrates Disability History Month with a talk by Dr Hannah…
Chuck Close 1940- Dyslexic Artist
Chuck Close Image source: F News Magazine The famous photorealist painter had to overcome many hardships in his life, but not without learning the value of perseverance. Chuck Close, most famous for his large-scale portraits that are divided into grids and…
Jackson Pollock 1912-1956
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known professionally as Jackson Pollock, was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting. It is thought Pollock was Dyslexic.…