A4 Activity on Traditional /Medical /Social Models of Disability Make the 30 statements below into 30 statements on cards Mix up the cards Get groups to sort them under three headings: Traditional, Medical and Social Model Views…
A3 Information and Activity. Who are disabled people? Equality Act Definition.
A3 Information and Activity. Who are disabled people? Equality Act Definition. Today we have a legal definition in the 2010 Equality Act which is largely the same as in the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act. This says a person is disabled…
A2 Ways of thinking about disability KS2 Activity
A2 Ways of thinking about disability KS2 Activity Watch the extract and reading of the book ‘Winnie the Witch’ Social Model of Disability The social model of disability says that disability is caused by the way society is organised, rather…
A1 Teachers Guide, Ways of thinking and speaking about Disabled People
A1 Teachers Guide, Ways of thinking and speaking about Disabled People The models of disability It was the segregation, discrimination and exclusion of disabled people from community life, that led the Disability Movement to challenge the way in which people…
A0 Introduction to NUT web pages for UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) 2012
A0 Introduction to NUT web pages for UK Disability History Month (UKDHM)2012 UKDHM formally takes place between 22nd November and 22nd December each year, though many events and activities take place outside this time slot. It is supported by more…
Equal Lives Youth Poetry
This video is about Equal Lives Youth Poetry
In discussion with Disability rights pioneer Lorraine Gradwell, MBE
by Gemma on November 22, 2015 in Activism, Austerity, Community Care, Cuts, Disability, DPAC, Lorraine Gradwell, Rights, UKDHM • 0 Comments As today marks the start of UKDHM (UK Disability History Month from 22 November to 22 December), I sum…
York “Hip Hop Shake Up”
Here is the “York Hip Hop Shake Up”, which we are hoping might challenge people’s perceptions about disability; I would be very interested in hearing your thoughts on this, and whether in your opinion we have succeeded. If we have, then…
In discussion with Disability rights pioneer Lorraine Gradwell, MBE
From Gemma Nash’s Website As today marks the start of UKDHM (UK Disability History Month from 22 November to 22 December), I sum up and reflect on my interview with Lorraine Gradwell, MBE. Known to many as a leading disability rights…
Alaska Disability History Exhibit
This online exhibition of 23 panels gives a detailed understanding of the history of disabled people. In the USA people with disabilities is the preferred term. http://dhss.alaska.gov/gcdse/Pages/history/html_maincontent_overview.aspx http://dhss.alaska.gov/gcdse/Pages/history/pdf_guide.aspx http://dhss.alaska.gov/gcdse/Pages/history/html_timeline_overview.aspx Display Created and Printed by ACT Advocating Change Together http://www.selfadvocacy.com/ Panel…