All ResourcesAll Resourceshttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2012-12-12T13:13:42ZSquarespace-http://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2012/12/12/english-heritage-a-history-of-disability-from-1050-t.htmlUKDHM2012-12-12T12:54:08Z2012-12-12T12:54:08Z

English Heritage: A History of Disability from 1050 to the Present Day

 

Disability in Time and Place reveals how disabled peoples' lives are integral to the heritage all around us.  From leper chapels built in the 1100s to protests about accessibility in the 1980s, the built environment is inextricably linked to the stories of disabled people, hidden and well-known.  This section serves as an invitation to those interested in disability or social history to explore what the historic environment has to offer. All the content has been translated into British Sign Language. You can also find out more information about buildings highlighted in these pages, some of which are open to the public.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/discover/people-and-places/disability-history/

]]>PCS DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH TOOLKIThttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/12/21/pcs-disability-history-month-toolkit.htmlUKDHM2011-12-21T12:28:39Z2011-12-21T12:28:39ZCelebrating our struggle for equality

UK Disability History Month (DHM) runs from 22 November – 22 December each year.

UK DHM provides an opportunity to raise awareness of current threats to disabled people, including disability hate crime and the impact of the welfare reform and public sector cuts. The purpose of the month is to raise the profile of disabled people’s rights and to advocate disability equality through celebrating the historical and contemporary struggles and achievements of disabled people globally.

 

The theme for this year’s PCS DHM activities is 'Celebrating our struggle for equality'. We have a range of resources that branches and individual members can use to celebrate UK DHM.

Resources include:

• Poster

• Poem

• Quiz questions

• Book recommendations with discussion questions:

  • 'A Very English Agent' by Julian Rathbone (ISBN-10 0349115087)
  • 'Fallen' by Karin Slaughter (ISBN-10: 1846058937)
  • 'Accidents of Nature' by Harriet McBryde Johnson (ISBN-10:1842707418)
  • 'Bamboo Grove' by Romy Wood (ISBN-10 0956012515)

Click on the link to download the free toolkit

http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/equality/guidance-and-resources/disability-history-month-toolkit.cfm



]]>DISABILITY IN WAR TIMEhttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/12/19/disability-in-war-time.htmlUKDHM2011-12-19T15:27:20Z2011-12-19T15:27:20Zthis is a pcs resource pack

http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/equality/guidance-and-resources/disability-history-month-toolkit.cfm

]]>Chuck Closehttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/11/19/chuck-close.htmlUKDHM2011-11-19T18:17:48Z2011-11-19T18:17:48Z"(born July 5, 1940, Monroe, Washington)

is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. Though a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed, he has continued to paint and produce work that remains sought after by museums and collectors."

From wikipedia page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Close

]]>Words to Waleshttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/11/19/words-to-wales.htmlUKDHM2011-11-19T18:10:18Z2011-11-19T18:10:18ZThe aim of 'Words to Wales' is to promote knowledge and understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people in everyday life in Wales through poetry and prose. It aims to raise awareness amongst others such as people working in public services, the media and the general public to have more insight into the lives of disabled people.

Download the Words to Wales publication and other good resources on the website: http://www.disabilitywales.org/2174

]]>Vincent Van Goghhttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/11/19/vincent-van-gogh.htmlUKDHM2011-11-19T18:04:44Z2011-11-19T18:04:44Z"30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890

was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work, notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. After years of painful anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness, he died at the age of 37 from a gunshot wound, generally accepted to be self-inflicted. His work was then known to only a handful of people and appreciated by fewer still."

From wikipedia page :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh

]]>University of Leicester, 'Rethinking Disability Representation'http://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/11/19/university-of-leicester-rethinking-disability-representation.htmlUKDHM2011-11-19T17:56:01Z2011-11-19T17:56:01ZRethinking Disability Representation in Museums and Galleries

Initiated and managed by RCMG, Rethinking Disability Representation in Museums and Galleries (RDR) was a large scale, experimental project which developed new approaches to the interpretation of disability and the representation of disabled people’s lives and experiences in museums and galleries in the UK. It aimed to develop politically aware approaches to interpretation drawing on the social model of disability.

Webstie: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/museumstudies/rcmg/projects/rethinking-disability-representation-1

]]>UN International Agreement on Rights of Disabled People - Easyreadhttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/11/19/un-international-agreement-on-rights-of-disabled-people-easy.htmlUKDHM2011-11-19T17:40:56Z2011-11-19T17:40:56ZIn every aspect of life disabled people have the same rights as others. These rights are implicitly covered by other human rights treaties.

However, disabled people’s rights can often be ignored, so the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People explicitly states what these rights are. The Convention then sets out what governments should do to promote and protect these rights.

A PDF is a available in Easy read - on this website: http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/docs/wor/uncon/un-agree.pdf

]]>UN Enablehttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/11/19/un-enable.htmlUKDHM2011-11-19T17:32:58Z2011-11-19T17:32:58Z

United Nations Enable is the official website of the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) at the United Nations Secretariat. The website provides public information on topics related to disability and the work of the United Nations for persons with disabilities.

website - http://www.un.org/disabilities/

]]>Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocolhttp://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/all-resources/2011/11/19/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-and-op.htmlUKDHM2011-11-19T17:29:20Z2011-11-19T17:29:20ZThe Convention follows decades of work by the United Nations to change attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities. It takes to a new height the movement from viewing persons with disabilities as "objects"  of charity, medical treatment and social protection towards viewing persons with disabilities as "subjects" with rights, who are capable of claiming those rights and making decisions for their lives based on their free and informed consent as well as being active members of society.

websites:  http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=150

http://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/convention/convoptprot-e.pdf

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