Former bookmaker Mo Charge discusses his life in horse racing and gives his views on how the sport caters for people with disabilities.
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
BBC Programmes on Eugenics
Science journalist Angela Saini and disability rights activist Adam Pearson, reveal that eugenics – the controversial idea that was a driving force behind the Nazi death camps – originated in the upper echelons of the British scientific community. The presenters…
CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION
online Q&A event with filmmakers
Neurodiversity under Capitalism and Socialism
What is the experience of autistic, dyslexic and other neurodivergent people under capitalism? What more can socialism offer? And how do we get there? An illustrated talk by Janine Booth …first posted 7th November 2018 18minutes
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
Tom Shakespeare BBC Radio 4 Point of View BBC I player
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b01xnm A Normal Need 10 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yh6n9 The Mental Illness Metaphor https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09thl6z Going Forward https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08k4zwt Dementia Rights https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08jf76n The Power of Stories https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08hqm3c Sic Transport- Why we should not wallow in the past https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v36ks Independence Wheelchair User Tom Shakespeare on…
Disabled Century BBC Produced and Directed by David Hevey
Can be viewed on line at www.davidhevey.com/viewing Episode 1 The Disabled CenturyEpisode 1 of 3 A look at the experiences of those disabled while fighting for their country in the two world wars, and the harsh, often brutal realities that confronted the vast…