Survey results: deaf and disabled people in the cultural sector,
Curating for Change: deaf and disabled people leading in museums,
‘I was always rebelling against the system’,
BSL introduction to the stories of Deaf people told by the History of Place project,
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Washing up,
Cooking,
Typing,
Kitchen at Grove Road – two,
Kitchen,
To the Royal School for the Blind, where headteacher Paul shared some wonderful stories about the school, such as the tale of the duel where the Chair of the charity and the Head Teacher had a gun fight!
Unsung is a play telling the story of Edward Rushton, founder of the Royal School for the Indignant Blind. It aims to make the story of this forgotten hero, who also opposed slavery, better known.
Mencap, Museum of Liverpool, Deaf Active Youth and more give good advice to the programme…
One of the most important activities of the History of Place project is the archival research carried out by members of the Volunteer Research and Archive Group (VRAG). Kerry describes setting up the group – and invites interested people in Liverpool to join.
Kerry, our Liverpool based Project Coordinator shares her first week with us, an induction at host organisation and project partner DaDaFest and a visit to one of the former sites of the Royal School for the Blind.