An animated story of how schooling has evolved over time for disabled children and those identified as having “special educational needs”.
Old School Ties
BBC television programme from 1995 in which disabled people give accounts of their experience at school.
The ‘How Was School?’ project
ALLFIE’s ‘How Was School?’ project looks at Disabled People’s experiences of education over the last 100 years through the telling and recording of personal memories and histories of school.
History of Inclusive Education
A collection of videos and texts looking back at developments in inclusive education.
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.