Are the times changing?
We asked academic and activist Miro Griffiths to choose his favourite stories from our site, and give his own thoughts. This is a longer version of a piece which you can also see in our Story section.
Ida Penelope Page: Normansfield Resident (1895-1896)
In this, the first in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.
Exploring archives with HOP research volunteers and members of Mencap Liverpool
Training for our research group, and for members of Liverpool Mencap who picked up ideas about how to use their own archive.
Take the quiz: where would you like to live in history?
We bring you time travel! Find out where you would be happiest to live as a deaf or disabled person – from a medieval monastery to modern independent living.
afterlife of a grand victorian institution
How the School for the Blind’s landmark building fell into disrepair and has found a new use but contains echoes of the past.
Oralism & The Royal School for the Deaf, Margate
Nina describes how decisions made at a conference in Milan in 1880 may have harmed the education of deaf children for a century, and describes her own experience of becoming deaf and beginning to learn BSL.
The lucky few
In the late 18th century Reverend Townsend of Bermondsey began raising funds and awareness to create the first education for deaf children who did not come from wealthy homes.
Did Edward Rushton drink tea? Creating a digital game in Liverpool
Merging past and future, fact and fiction with the help of a drama chap with an interesting suitcase, pupils at St Vincent’s are making a digital game based on the life of Edward Rushton.
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.