Resources – Page 18 – UK Disability History Month

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…

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…

UK Disability History Month 2017 Postscript

This years theme of Visual Art and Disability has been a great success. We produced and distributed 2,300 copies of the 12 page Broadsheet. http://ukdhm.org/2017-broadsheet/ We had a 2 page article in Septembers issue of the Teacher that goes to…

Disability & Visual Arts – KS1 & KS2 Assemblies

We have made 2 powerpoints on this year’s theme, for use in assemblies.

Mike Oliver delivers a stinging rebuke to “parasitic” disability charities

BY JOHN PRING ON NOVEMBER 30, 2017 Listen One of the key figures in the disabled people’s movement has come out of retirement to deliver a stinging rebuke to “parasitic” disability charities. Professor Mike Oliver (pictured), the disabled academic who first defined…

Celebrating the artistic history of people with disabilities – Shakira Dyer

> Celebrating the artistic history of people with disabilities Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell speaking at a DHM event in Portcullis House, Westminster Shakira Dyer reports on Disability History Month 2017 and its focus on the arts UK Disability History Month (DHM) has existed…