Disabled people

School children look at a big screen showing objects in a virtual museum.

School children exploring the National Paralympic Heritage Trust’s Global Virtual Museum. Credit: National Paralympic Heritage Trust.

Stories

Online accessibility in action through Paralympic heritage and St Fagans’ secret garden

Learn how you can put our updated digital accessibility guidance into practice in your heritage project.

Person standing in front of a display of roller posters

Rosemarie with 'Neurodiversity through the ages' display

Projects

Neurodiversity through the ages

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.

22/07/2021

Participants at tables making baskets at the Beacon Centre

Participants with a visual impairment making wicker baskets at a Beacon Centre workshop. The tactile craft has a long history and remains popular at the charity. Credit: The Beacon Centre.

Projects

Shining a light on the heritage of the sight loss community

18/02/2026

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.

05/06/2025

Three wheelchair users protesting about the inaccessibility of public transport. They are in a busy road in London and have stopped a bus. The central figure has handcuffed themself to the bus and the person on the right of the photograph is about to do the same. The central figure also holds a placard that says “2007 WE WILL RIDE 2007”. On the pavement behind them a crowd looks on.

The Disabled People’s Archive is preserving moments of protest and community. Credit: The Disabled People's Archive, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People.

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Access and activism: the archives preserving disabled people’s heritage

Meet two projects in the north of England opening up their archives to shine a spotlight on the fight for disability rights.

A collage of black and white photographs of person smiling, two people laughing with their arms around one another and a runner with their arms in the air wearing a medal

The project will record and archive memories of learning disability and family life. Credit: Mencap Cymru.

Projects

Preserving the heritage of learning disability and parenting

03/12/2025

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

14/10/2025

A person holding a white cane and using a smartphone, in front of them is a glass museum case containing old photographs and a brightly coloured NaviLens code

The museum worked with charities and the community to adopt NaviLens technology. Credit: Flick Baker.

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The app transforming visitor experience for museum-goers with vision impairment

Blandford Town Museum in Dorset shares how it’s using innovative technology to help make heritage more accessible.

Two people laughing with a recording device on the table in front of them

The project is supporting those with lived experience of learning disability to share their personal stories. Credit: United Response.

Projects

Our Life Stories: capturing hidden histories of disability

25/11/2025

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

02/08/2023

A group of people pose in the entrance of a new walled garden

The opening of the new walled garden. Credit: South West College.

Projects

Sharing skills at Enniskillen Workhouse

17/11/2025

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

30/10/2023

People sit on chairs in a circle watching someone give a presentation. In the foreground a video camera films them.

Video offers an accessible way of preserving Deaf heritage. Credit: British Deaf Association.

Projects

Uncovering Deaf stories in Northern Ireland

22/07/2025

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

24/07/2024

A man and a woman push a child in a buggy as they take a closer look at a pioneering film camera from the early days of the technology. A black and white film of the era is projected on the wall to their left.

The new spaces have been designed with visitors of all ages and needs in mind. Photo: Jason Lock.

News

Putting inclusion, access and participation at the heart of the National Science and Media Museum

The museum’s new Sound and Vision galleries tell the story of how photography, film, television and sound technologies shape our past, present and future.

10/07/2025

Two visitors use a smart phone to scan a QR code that unlocks additional interpretation and audio guides about the Scottish national collection.

Visitors use a smartphone to access digital guides during their visit. Credit: National Galleries of Scotland.

Stories

Reconnecting Scotland with its national collection

The National Galleries of Scotland has transformed the Scottish galleries in Edinburgh, with the needs of local – and global – audiences at the heart of the project.