At King’s Place, London 22 November 2016 See the programme of speakers A series of poems by Maresa MacKeith and Micheline Mason were commissioned for UKDHM 2016. Download the booklet Chaired by Susie Burrows Maresa MacKeith > Lee Humber…
Education resources for schools and colleges on the history of learning disability, 1900 to the present day
http://www.open.ac.uk/health-and-social-care/research/shld/education-resources The Open University, UK Disability History Month and Access All Areas have collaborated to produce this on-line resource With the prevalence of negative language about disabled people and increased name based bullying at school or college particularly for students…
2016 Broadsheet
In-depth history and information about the portrayal of disability in the written and spoken word. Download the 2016 Broadsheet here Also available as word a word document.
Quiet Riot a voice for young people without speech
quiet-riot Quiet Riot: A voice that will be heard, a voice to be reckoned with! May042014 People who don’t use the spoken word have a great deal to say about communication. People who do use the spoken…
Reshaping Our Future: Theatre and Disability
A day conference held with Park Theatre & Graeae Tuesday 11 October 2016 Documentation below: Introduction to Sorry – a verbatim theatre piece outlining the challenges for disabled artists today By Jenny Sealey, Artistic Director of Graeae The use of…
The Long Nineteenth Century and Disability
http://www.nineteenthcenturydisability.org/ Mrs Clennam in Charles Dickens Little Dorritt Healing Spas and Ugly Clubs: How Victorians Taught Us to Treat People With Disabilities
Activity Matching Words and Meanings of Disablist Language
http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/media/20398/Disablist-language-activity-FINAL.pdf Disablist language: Where does it come from? Match the Word on the left with origin( numbers)/meaning on the right(letters). Word(s) Origin/Meaning 1. Spaz or spastic A. Used in the USA for people with learning difficulties. Offensive. Use person with…
Disability in Roman Culture by Victoria Bignell [2008]
Disability in Roman Culture http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/crips-column/2008/04/disabled-slaves-child-roman
The history of disablist bullying and harassment: A resource for teachers
Challenging bullying and harassment of disabled people in class: a resource for teachers Read this before doing timeline activity with class http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/media/10881/Challenging-Bullying-and-harassment-of-disabled-people-FINAL.pdf Challenging-Bullying-and-harassment-of-disabled-people-FINAL This resource was kindly written by UK Disability History Month Coordinator Richard Rieser and supported by the…
Disability Time Line
This classroom resource aims to help you explain the history of disablism over the last 2,600 years. It was written by the World of Inclusion and should be used from upper primary to secondary.