Disability in the Early 20th century 1914-1945 This section describes the tension between different attitudes to disability at the beginning of the 20th century. The return home of disabled ex-servicemen from World War 1 challenged the widespread idea that disabled…
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.
UKDHM 2014 Blog – Emmeline Burdett
An article analysing newspaper cuttings and scrapbooks documenting the lives of wounded soldiers in the Queen Mary Hospital Roehampton and to its sister hospital, Queen Mary Hospital Sidcup.
Indian Sub continent contribution WWI
A short film about the soldiers from India and Nepal who fought for the British during World War I. This is their story!
Anti-War Songs
A selection of anti-war songs, by greats such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan & Eric Bogle. Lyrics and links to audio and video.
Prospect the Union Information on 2014 UKDHM
Prospect published a briefing on UKDHM which contains some good resources that they have produced. Download it here
Home Front Medicine and Rehabilitation in WWI
A series of accounts produced by the BBC around the fates of injured soldiers returning to Britain during the First World War.
Anti War Cartoons from Dave Lupton produced for Vetrans for Peace
Dave Lupton says these can be used for UKDHM activities/publicity as long as he and Veterans for Peace are credited