Survey results: deaf and disabled people in the cultural sector
We ran two surveys to gain a snapshot of how D/deaf and disabled people are represented in the museum workforce. Here’s an overview of the results.
Kate Smith
Web editor at the History of Place project
‘I was always rebelling against the system’
This short film, narrated by Maggie Davis and showing images from her archive, tells the story of how she and her husband Ken resisted being institutionalised in 70s Britain and started the Independent Living Movement.
BSL introduction to the stories of Deaf people told by the History of Place project
A brief introduction to the history of Deaf people from the late 18th century onwards. Signed by John Wilson.
St Saviour’s Deaf Church: a short film
A group of Deaf people have made a short film about the history of St Saviour’s Deaf Church, featuring Stanley, aged 99 and Jovita, 13.
The pledges: what we’re asking from the museum sector
Can your museum or heritage site commit to one or more of these pledges to employ and represent deaf and disabled people?
At the House of Commons: meeting with policymakers, planning for the future
At our final event at the House of Commons with funders and policy makers, we made the case for all our project has achieved – and looked for the pledges that will embed the stories of deaf and disabled people in museums in the future.
Our Celebration document: an overview of three years of History of Place
Read our celebration document describing the achievements of History of Place over three years – and our plans to embed these successes in the cultural sector in the future.
Job opportunity: DASH evaluator
Evaluator needed for a three-year programme of curatorial commissions from artists who identify as deaf and disabled people.
Our Guild: young people respond to the story of the Guild of the Brave Poor Things
Using film-making, acting and poetry, young Bristolians respond to the story of disabled people from a century ago. With BSL subtitles.
Job: Marketing and Audience Manager at VocalEyes
VocalEyes is seeking someone passionate about access and inclusion with lived experience of the disabling barriers experienced by blind and partially sighted people in everyday life.