From a series of posters for Birmingham City Council on the UK Disability Movement.
2013 Broadsheet
Read the 2013 broadsheet on Our Struggle for Independent Living
UKDHM 2013 launch
Footage from the launch of UKDHM 2013. Presentations by Richard Rieser, Kevin Courtney, Jan Walmsley, Jackie Downer and Mike Oliver.
Irina Metzler Interview
UK Disability History Month interviewed medieval historian Irina Metzler about what life was like for disabled people in the middle ages.
2014 Broadsheet
The UKDHM 2014 Broadsheet on War and Impairment.
Launch of UKDHM 2014 Broadsheet
Videos from the launch of the 2014 broadsheet at the TUC, Liverpool. Speaking: Sean McGovern (TUC General Council), Len McLuskey (General Secretary, Unite), Diana Holland (Assistant General Secretary, Unite), Troy Davies (Disabled veteran and TU activist), Lindsey German (Stop the War Coalition), Richard Rieser (Coordinator, UK Disability History Month)
War and Impairment Day Conference
The six presentations from the UKDHM 2014 Day Conference on War and Impairment.
Speaking are Neil Faulkner, Roddy Slorach, Emmeline Burdett, Kate Macdonald, Pieter Verstraete and Richard Rieser.
Speaking are Neil Faulkner, Roddy Slorach, Emmeline Burdett, Kate Macdonald, Pieter Verstraete and Richard Rieser.
Interview with Johnny Crescendo
An interview by UKDHM. The first of a series of disabled people who have made recent history.
UKDHM 2014 Day Conference
The UKDHM 2014 Day Conference was held at Student Central on Malett St on 6 December 2014. Footage of all speakers is available below:
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…