Investing in disability heritage

Disability charity Destined Ltd are improving access to the Foyle Valley Railway Museum.

The stories behind exhibits at four of Scotland’s leading heritage attractions are being brought to life for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

256 sound tapes that record the memories of people who have lived, worked and volunteered at Leonard Cheshire Disability since the 1950s will be preserved and made available to the public.

A group of blind and visually impaired Derbyshire residents explored the history of the First World War and created a piece of tactile artwork.

Human Henge improved participants' mental health by providing high quality, small group experiences of archaeology and historic landscapes.

For the Zebedee Troupers – Abled Not DISabled project, young people with disabilities discovered the role disabled people played during the two world wars.

Young people will explore the evolution of computer games from Pong to modern-day narrative-based platform games.

Young people with learning disabilities practiced a variety of ancient crafts and shared new skills with their wider local community through a traditional fair.

A two-year project explored, collected and shared the social and cultural history of people with learning disabilities in the Liverpool and the Merseyside region.

The Scottish Council on Deafness (SCOD) created a series of workshops on the educational experiences of older D/deaf people.

The Museum of the History of Science in Oxford illuminated the astonishing history of globe-making for thousands of children and families.

Five museums and heritage organisations in the south east of England found new ways to engage audiences with their geological collections.