A short film about the soldiers from India and Nepal who fought for the British during World War I. This is their story!
Tom Shakespeare 5 Essays on Famous Disabled People BBC Radio 3
5 Essays Tom Shakespearehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04y67yw/episodes/guide
Seen but Seldom Heard-Bournmouth University Initiative
‘Seen but Seldom Heard’: Challenging perceptions of disability through poetry and performance. www.bournemouth.ac.uk/seen-but-seldom-heard Why? One of the greatest causes of stigma surrounding disability is fear, due to the lack of direct experience and access the general public has to authentic…
Anti-War Songs
A selection of anti-war songs, by greats such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan & Eric Bogle. Lyrics and links to audio and video.
Disability history collections at The Children’s Society Archive
Here at the archive of The Children’s Society, we’ve kicked off UK Disability History Month by highlighting our disability history collections on our blog: Exploring the history of disabled children in care The blog post points towards the online resources…
Swansea University Disability History Blog
I’m part of a history project at Swansea University based on disability history, and disability history month. We have been producing a blog focussed on one of the institutions in Swansea, and also at some of the wider themes. I…
Stella Young Ted Talk-Against How Disabled People are seen as Inspiration Porn
A great talk by Australian disabled journalist and comedian challenging the common stereotype of viewing disabled people doing ordinary things as insopirational and instead talking about a social model approach. Inspiration porn and the objectification of disability: Stella Young at…
Scope End the Awkward Campaign
Three short TV adverts on how to respect disabled people. Form a good talking point for discussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wG_p7nc3wk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE2HgtoOE7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX84nJoP4zc
Prospect the Union Information on 2014 UKDHM
Prospect published a briefing on UKDHM which contains some good resources that they have produced. Download it here
Resources to prevent disablist language based bullying
UKDHM Supports Anti Bullying Week 17th to 21st November 2014 The focus of this year’s Anti Bullying Week is on disabled children and young people and those with SEN who experience the highest rates of bullying and harassment in our…