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.
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.
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.
Letting in the light: architecture for a Deaf Church
When London’s only church for deaf people moved from Oxford Street to Acton, the architecture was carefully designed for signed services.
Magic lanterns and cyanotypes
We held an art workshop at Chiswick House and Gardens drawing inspiration from image manipulations that were popular during the Victorian period.
John Langdown Down and Normansfield Hospital
Ben looks at the man behind the institution that led the way in caring for learning disabled people in Victorian Britain, and finds that many of his ideas continue to have relevance in today’s society.
The Many Lives of Alice Marie Lillie: Part One – Her Illness and Treatment
Maxine looks at the notes of another resident of Chiswick House, and finds a troubled woman gradually retreating into a world of make believe.