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Article by Yoti Goudas (user experience consultant) about his survey of museums and their strategies for employing and engaging with disabled staff: “From national and private cultural sector institutions, to digital companies that create accessible exhibition experiences, I wanted to gauge to what extent disabled people in the museum workplace… more
"NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism. The Disability Arts Movement – a fascinating story of disabled people forming an exciting disability culture – can now take its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage. The Archive… more
“Over the last 8 months, a group of committed museum professionals have set up the Disability Cooperative Network. This involves museums in London and the West Midlands and we want more people including you. Contact us to get involved We are working with academics, groups, specialists, curators and managers to share… more
New group set up in Nov 2015."Library Champions for Disability Access: is a new grassroots community of practice form for all information professionals which is going to be launched later in 2015 in affiliation with ALISSWe aim to offer librarians, information professionals from all sectors an informal place to contact, meet… more
This is an excellent list of ideas:“Every community, no matter the size, has the opportunity to serve children with special needs. Libraries have unique opportunities to raise awareness and strengthen services for children with disabilities and their families … Here are suggested starting places …”"Welcoming Children with Disabilities… more
"This video is not 'graphic' but highlights the tragic consequences of disability hate crime through the story of one victim.This moving account is ideal as an introduction to training programmes or as a stand-alone product. It can be the catalyst for discussion amongst professionals to improve awareness."Bully for… more
"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… more
This paper by Rebecca Linley considers ways in which disabled people are excluded in society and then reviews public library provision. A key conclusion is that the main emphasis has been on providing access for disabled people, rather than the actual use they make of public libraries. Open to all?… more
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