Investing in disability heritage

A Sense of the Past researched and recorded the first social history of blindness in Northern Ireland, covering the period from the 1800 to the present day.

People in Cardiff and Newport recorded the memories of those who lived and worked at Ely Hospital, a controversial institution for people with learning disabilities.

Volunteers worked with their local branch of Mind to collect and share the stories of people who have used the charity’s mental health services over the last 50 years.

Visually impaired volunteers investigated the 150-year-old history of their society to learn more about blind heritage in the North East

Trained volunteers supported people with learning disabilities to explore the industrial and social history of Winlaton in Gateshead.

A community-based project in Castle Point worked with people with mental health problems, dementia and learning disabilities to create a garden.

Volunteers explored and shared nine decades of history through Hadleigh and Thundersley Community Archive’s All Our Stories project.

365 Leeds stories uncovered and shared the hidden history of people with learning difficulties in Leeds by interviewing people who remembered Meanwood Hospital.

The Green Light Trust improved individuals’ wellbeing using a programme of traditional woodland skills.

People with brain injuries explored the experiences of similar people in the past in this innovative heritage project.

The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People created an exhibition aimed at changing attitudes towards people with disabilities in employment.

Seeing Our History uncovered the life histories of blind and partially sighted people living in the Edinburgh area between 1903 and 1910.