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.
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.
The School for the Blind exhibition: 360 degree film and audio guide
Listen to audio and watch the film which preserves material from The School for the Blind: Pioneering People and Places exhibition
The Story of Helen: now live
Follow our digital story set in 1236, at Maison Dieu, a monastic hospital on the pilgrim road to Canterbury.
Can you help Jessica with her MA research?
Jessica is founder of ‘Dyspraxic Me’ a charity for young adults with dyspraxia. She is seeking neurodiverse people to contribute to research for her MA. Can you help?
David Bonnett talks about Inclusive Design
David Bonnett is an architect whose work features in our exhibition in partnership with the V&A Without Walls: Disability and Innovation in Building Design. He is also disabled himself and so brings personal experience to the creation of inclusive design.
Stories from George and Mark: oral histories for the M Shed archive
Emma Yanmeng Zhang talks about her experience of interviewing two disabled people from Bristol for M Shed’s archives – and discusses how attitudes in Bristol compare to those in China.
A ‘society of friends’
What is it like gathering oral histories relating to deaf and disabled people for M Shed’s archive? – and what new perspectives do you discover that may not be in the ‘official’ historical record? Kate Phillips and Grace Morgan-Tait find out.