Destination Sound – A platform for new music celebrating the talent and creativity of Disabled musicians. Featuring compositions by Ben Lunn, Siobhan Dyson, Lucy Hale, Rylan Gleave, Sonia Allori, Kris Halpin and Claire Johnston. 7:00pm Wednesday 28 November, Bluecoat, Liverpool.
Cutter // Nash at The Space In-Between Metal, Liverpool, 21 November 2018.
Cutter // Nash at The Space In-Between Metal, Liverpool, 21 November 2018. Fusing their shared interests in non-normative bodies, voices and queerness, Cutter // Nash create eerie and seductive live soundscapes using voices, synthesisers, DAWs and hacked controllers
Art Tatum 1909–1956, Jazz Pianist, Blind
Art Tatum Jazz Pianist, Blind 1909-1956 Rare Footage Playing 1943 https://youtu.be/bzMyhzadzTQ?t=9 Tatum is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. His performances were hailed for their technical proficiency and creativity, which set a new standard for jazz piano virtuosity.…
Talking Wheelchair Blues, Fred Smith,(1983)
Fred Smith, Talking Wheelchair Blues (1983) Frederick Emerson Small, known publicly as Fred Small, is an American singer-songwriter. He began his career as a lawyer and later became a Unitarian Universalist minister. His songs often make a political or ethical…
UKDHM Supports the Day of Action on Wednesday November 21st Against Disability Discrimination in Education
UKDHM supports the Day of Action Against Disability Discrimination in Education. We are facing record cuts backs and quasi- privatisation in education which is leading to increasing disability discrimination angainst students and staff. This attack on disabled people’s rights is…
Article on UKDHM 2018 in The Teacher Magazine
Touring this Autumn a show about disabled suffragette May Billinghurst
This is the link to our website page for ‘May’ where people can find information and access links to buy tickets: https://www.wyldwoodarts.co.uk/collaborations/may Dates booked in so far for the Autumn Tour are: 8th Nov- Trowbridge Arts Centre 7.30pm; 22nd Nov- Anglia Ruskin University; 24…
Globally, Over 96% of Government Websites Hide Disabled Men and Women on Their Site
Over 96% of Government Websites Hide Disabled Men and Women on Their Site by Sarah Turner 4 JUL 2018 TLDR: Disabled people are almost non-existent on government and stock-photos websites, and when they are represented, they are not represented as whole individuals,…
Support Face Equality Day 23rd May
ChangingFaces Published on May 1, 2018 This year we are launching a new appeal to support a year of transformational change and actions specifically for children and young people with visible differences across the UK: Proud to be Me -The…
Karen Gafney TED Talk Down Syndrome Inclusion and Human Rights 14.27
For morwe information on Karen’s life see http://www.karengaffneyfoundation.com/KSarticles.shtml