Organisations and Timelines

Disabled People Make History - Disabled People Against Cuts

This webpage shows disabled people’s accounts and media coverage of disabled people from the March Against Cuts organised by trade unions on 26 March 2011.
https://disabledpeopleprotest.wordpress.com

Disability History Scotland

“Disability History Scotland advocates for the advancement of equality and diversity through the promotion of disability history, education and campaigning.”
http://www.disabilityhistoryscotland.co.uk

UK Deaf History Society

http://www.bdhs.org.uk/united-kingdom-links

UK Disability History Month (UKDHM)

From mid November to mid December, UK Disability History Month celebrates disabled people and our lives. Each year has a theme and resources are produced for the month.
https://ukdhm.org

“The Long and Winding Road A History of Disability and Disabled People”– a Timeline by Pete Millington

This timeline has a mix of legislation, medical changes, policy and disabled people’s activism from ancient times to around 2000. It was produced by Pete Millington, then of Disability West Midlands (since folded).
http://docplayer.net/35978069-The-long-and-winding-road-a-history-of-disability-and-disabled-people-edited-and-researched-by-peter-millington.html

History of Place – Accentuate UK

“The History of Place project was a Heritage Lottery Fund funded project that visited eight locations across the country to rediscover the lives, pictures and stories of disabled people.”
https://historyof.place

A History of Disability: from 1050 to the Present Day - Historic England

This is useful if you are interested in historic buildings, for example, leper houses, hospitals and asylums.
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/disability-history/

A Disability History Timeline – Mersey Care

A timeline produced by the NHS starting BCE (Before the Common Era). It is a downloadable document.
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/media/1749/disabiliyt-timeline-2013.pdf