Talk by Richard Rieser, Coordinator UK Disability History Month to Unite London and SE Region Conference on 3rd December 2022 We started looking at the Health and Well Being of Disabled People as this year’s theme and the impact Covid…
Disability & Birmingham: A History
Article by Philippa Webley-EvansLibrary Services Assistant at The Library of Birmingham. Content Warning: This text contains derogatory language that was used at the time to describe/explain Disability to maintain historical accuracy. I have used the term Disabled people rather than…
Wheelchairs Through Time – A visual history of the wheelchair
This is a visual history of the wheelchair from 550AD to the modern era.
NHS Emplyers resources
We support Disability History Month 2022 as part of our ongoing work with NHS England to embed the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), and ensure our workplaces are open, inclusive and a place where everyone feels like they belong. https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/disability-history-month-2022 A series…
Resources from Kingston University
Fighting for our Rights Kingston’s Role in the Disability Rights Movement 1960s to 1990s About this project In 2017, Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) collaborated with disabled people and those working with the disability community to collect stories regarding…
Nadia Clarke’s cut in Support for Independent Living in 2021
Read Nadia Clarke’s reaction to when she heard her local council were requiring her to contribute to her care package, and then think of ways to help with her situation.
Influential people who have impacted disability related UK laws and equal rights.
This resource contains stories of influential people who have impacteddisability related UK laws and equal rights. Launched to mark DisabilityHistory Month 2020, this resource can be used throughout the academicyear to embed the stories across the curriculum. Learn about… Ben…
Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics
BBC Radio 4 series on the history the eugenics movement. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fd39/episodes/guide
Eugenics: Science’s Greatest Scandal
BBC Four Series Angela Saini and Adam Pearson explore the origins and legacy of eugenics in Britain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008zc7/episodes/guide
“Without Hands”: The Art of Sarah Biffin
Sarah Biffin is an artist with a remarkable story. She was born into a farming family in Somerset in 1784, where her baptism records state that she was ‘born without arms and legs’. Teaching herself to write and draw from…