Investing in disability heritage

Its historic Waterloo Block will be home to a new learning and community centre, creating modern and accessible facilities for schools and groups.

Therapeutic gardening is helping preserve the natural heritage of Kings Heath Park and changing local lives.

Educating local communities in Grimsby about neurodiversity throughout human history, including – the development of psychiatry as a discipline, the history of diagnoses and how society treated neurodivergent people.

In its 150th year, the Beacon Centre for the Blind in Wolverhampton will preserve the stories of visually impaired people and make the city’s archives more accessible.

Mencap is collecting and sharing the stories of the families it’s supported across Wales over its 80-year history.

United Response is preserving the heritage of people with learning disabilities through a series of peer-to-peer interviews.

Workhouse Connect has supported students with special educational needs to connect with one another and learn new skills.

A new heritage video library is sharing the untold stories of Northern Ireland’s sign languages and Deaf communities.

This internationally significant NeoGothic building will be accessible to the public for the first time in its 800-year history.

Nottingham’s Middle Street Resource Centre celebrated 50 years of service by recording stories from its community with researchers at Nottingham Trent University.

This New Ground is supporting people with learning disabilities in Portsmouth to make their voices heard through oral history.

Families of children with D/deafness or hearing impairments took part in social activities that taught them about local heritage, traditions and skills passed down through generations.