Further reading

From timelines which give a global view to other recent resources uncovering the history of deaf and disabled people.

Page from antique book showing decorated initial in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, England Credit - Courtesy of the British Library
  • Historic England has published an overview of disabled people in history in a series of short essays – beginning just pre-Conquest in 1050, through to the access protests of the 1980s. History of Place was inspired by the research undertaken by Disability in Time and Place.
  • The National Disabillity Arts Collection & Archive is working on a project to tell the story of the Disability Arts Movement – the majority of the material will go live on a dedicated website in 2018.

Timelines