To mark UK Disability History month, ITV Reporter Katharine Walker has been hearing about the experiences of disabled people and finding out about their vision for the future.
Michael MacEwen interviews young disabled people about relationships and sex
Interviews conducted for UKDHM 2021
Mik Scarlet on sex and relationships
Mik Scarlet
Disabled Activist, Journalist, Musician, Actor, TV Presenter
Interview conducted for UKDHM 2021
Disabled Activist, Journalist, Musician, Actor, TV Presenter
Interview conducted for UKDHM 2021
Research on sex and relationships for disabled people
So little was known about disabled people and sex and relationships a number of research projects were carried out in the 90’s and 00’s to build up a picture. Surprise surprise, Disabled People in the main had Sex lives as good or as bad as most people.
Here we reproduce a series of texts on the subject.
Historian Simon Jarrett talks about his research on disabled people’s history
Interview conducted for UKDHM 2021
Historian Dr Rosemund Oates on life for disabled people in the early modern period
Interview conducted for UKDHM 2021
Penny Pepper on sex and relationships
Penny Pepper
Disability Activist, Writer, Poet, Speaker, Musician
Interview conducted for UKDHM 2021
Disability Activist, Writer, Poet, Speaker, Musician
Interview conducted for UKDHM 2021
Hidden impairment interviews for UKDHM 2021
Interviews with Katy Farrell on epilepsy, Yasmin Omar on being a teacher with MS, visually impaired barrister Christina Warner and Emma Charters on dyslexia.
Connected By Threads: How generations of disabled women artists have found a voice through textiles
Gill Crawshaw has created an illustrated essay which tells a story of disabled women and textiles.
Presentation: Exploring representations and attitudes to disability across history
Utilising the history of disabled people to enhance empathy and understanding of the importance of Human Rights
Presentation by Richard Rieser for The Historical Association