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Reasonable Adjustment Project

The Reasonable Adjustments Project was filmed in 2004 up and down the UK and was published in 2006 by the Department of Education and Skills.

The charity, Disability Equality in Education was commissioned by the DfES in April 2003 to produce a training manual, with linked index DVDs to show how to make Reasonable Adjustments. The pack was released in April 2006, for use by schools and professionals associated with schools.

Maresa’s Story

First person account by Maresa McKeith describing her experience in education as a non-verbal person.

Out of Sight: Disabled children in 1900 to 1950

Excerpt from the book by Steve Humphries and Pamela Gordon.

Disablism, Bullying and Harassment

Richard Rieser worked with the Anti-Bullying Alliance to develop materials to help challenge disablist bullying in schools.

Valuing Difference: Understanding the Need for Disability Equality

Filmed talk and Powerpoint developed for staff at a Hackney special school.

Disability History Timeline

Suitable for Year 5/6 and secondary pupils and above. A series of cards identify periods in history. On the top are general historical events in that era and on the bottom are events that relate to Disabled people.

You’re so Amazing illustrates that societal ableism is more than child’s play

Disabled husband and wife James and Lucy Catchpole team up with illustrator Karen George on new picture book You’re So Amazing, a sequel to the critically acclaimed What Happened To You? Kate Lovell reviews on Disability Arts

Disability, Childhood and Youth – Pre-launch event

As an introduction to UKDHM 2023 on the theme of ‘Disability Childhood and Youth’, we held a face-to-face launch of these books with Micheline Mason and several other disabled speakers to recount their experiences and the need for change. See…

Jason Arday – Facing Adversity with a Grin

The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist

Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023. Judy was at the forefront of major disability rights demonstrations, helped spearhead the passage of disability rights…

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