Disability and employment
Trade Board records can give us a rare glimpse into the experiences and treatment of individual workers with disabilities or chronic illness in the early 20th century. The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick has an online collection Also this Social History Society blog post from a few years ago by Andy Holroyde, University of […]
Disability podcasts
Professor Colin Blackmore has created a series of podcasts with British disability activists. The latest, with Professor Colin Barnes, is on the sociology of disability. The podcasts cover accessibility, equal rights and campaigning.Listen here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9tp9n-15648e4
Disability history in TFL transport for London archive
A webinar recording 60 mins. Covers tips on discovering disability in archives based on disable people’s experiences, plus insight into how the archive reveals changing attitudes towards public transport accessibility and the employment of disabled workers. The archive is a rich source of information on the latter and the presentation is very enlightening on this.
Disability history resource list
For UK Disability History Month (mid-November to mid-December) the BBIH provided a free list of over 450 key titles covering all aspects of disability. There are links to open access full text versions where these are available. They include articles, books and chapters. For more details see: for disability History month they have provided […]
EDI in HEIs
Equality, diversity and inclusion showcase – London Higher A report, case studies and information on the work HEIs have done recently on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, disability or religion, or types of interventions such as decolonisation projects. Accompanying the report, is a range of videos from member institutions showing what they are doing in the […]
Health equity for persons with disabilities
The Global WHO report on health equity for persons with disabilities shows that the number of disabled people is estimated currently at 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – and they are at increased risk of dying earlier due to health inequalities.
National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive based at Buckinghamshire New University is a national resource which tells the history of the disability arts movement in the UK. The online collection includes 3,500 images of artworks, photographs, films, articles and exhibitions that tell the story of disability arts and the battle for disability rights in […]
Disability arts online
Disability arts online, led by disabled UK artists, includes advice and support for disabled artists as well as listings, reviews, news relating to the arts and accessibility to work by disabled artists. Covers fine arts and performing arts and the heritage sector.
SAGE LGBTQIA+ Research Resources
Free access to this set of resources is available direct from the publisher. These include articles books and audio-visual materials. Topics covered include: Queer Theory, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Queer health and Intersectionality.
Disabled Students Commission annual report
Information on issues faced by British disabled students during the pandemic; information on the support received and the challenges ahead.
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