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Disability is Everybody’s Business
Join us at the National Brownfield Institute to celebrate Disability History Month.
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Disability History Month 2023
16th November - 16th December
Throughout this year’s Disability History Month (16 November – 16 December), the University of Wolverhampton will present a series of FREE online events (see below for details) – available for all students, staff and the public to attend – designed to help us all become more aware of the issues people with disabilities face.
This is an opportunity to celebrate our achievements and learn from each other’s experiences as we lay the foundations for a more inclusive future – a future that includes everyone.
Disability needs to matter to everyone, because disability is everybody’s business!
A better world for people with disabilities is a better world for everyone.
Upcoming Events
Recorded Events
Ableism in Academia: Listening to Lived Experience and Challenging Practice
An eye-opening event, exploring Ableism in Academia.
What is Motor Neurone Disease and what support is available?
An enlightening and informative online talk about Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
Seeing Past Limits: Supporting Students with Sight Loss to Reach Their Full Potential
Thomas Pocklington Trust are a national charity dedicated to supporting blind and partially people.
Research and the power of beautiful minds
A panel discussion about how differently abled researchers enhance the research field.
Autism in Children – A Parent’s Guide
A general introduction to autism and what this means, including exploring the diversity of characteristics.
Brain in Hand: Supporting Neurodiverse Individuals in Higher Education and Beyond
For people who need help remembering things, making decisions, planning, or managing anxiety.
Autonomy Plus+: advocacy, mentoring and reasonable adjustments under Equality Law
An inspirational talk by Sara Heath, autism advocate and co-founder of AutonomyPlus+.
WLV Disability History Month Podcasts
In this series we document the lived experience of people with disabilities, together with those of individuals who help and support them. We also discuss how to be a good ally to disabled people.
WLV Disability History Month Podcasts is part of the D.I.I.verse Hub: Will it make the boat go faster? – a series that explores a variety of topics under the umbrella of Diversity, Inclusion & Intersectionality. All the podcasts in this series are available on: Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Podbay, Amazon Music and Spotify.
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2022 Events
Laura-Jayne Cutler
Service manager for The City of Wolverhampton Council’s children in care and leaving care service. A Journey in Dwarfism
Inclusivity for disabled staff at the University
Disability Matters & What Matters to you: through the lens of DEAP (Disability Equality Action Plan)
Hamied Haroon
Chair of NADSN (National Association of Disabled Staff Networks). Tackling Disability in Higher Education – a journey
Clare Dickens
Disability mental health/suicide prevention
Accessibility in the Arts
Panel discussion about Accessibility in the Arts
2021 Events
Anita Goldschmied: Inclusive Practice Seminar on Neurodivergence
Mike Layward: We are Invisible, We are Visible
Family Planning: The Lived Experience Through Art - Panel Discussion
Why Bother? The Art of Disability - Practice Does Not Make the Perfect (Disrupting Bodies)
Sam Rapp: UN International Day for Disabled People
Deb Alma: Poetry on Prescription: Creative Writing & Wellbeing
How a Manchester Gallery Supports Disabled and Neurodivergent Artists
Tony Heaton: The Art of Disability History - A personal view through The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
Tanya Raabe: It’s An Artists Life - Talk with Artist
Disability History Month 2021
/ Mike Layward: We are Invisible, We are Visible / Family Planning: The Lived Experience Through Art - Panel Discussion / Paul Darke: Why Bother? The Art of Disability - Practice Does Not Make the Perfect (Disrupting Bodies) / Sam Rapp: UN International Day for Disabled People / Deb Alma: Poetry on Prescription: Creative Writing & Wellbeing /Jennifer Gilbert: How a Manchester Gallery Supports Disabled and Neurodivergent Artists Tony Heaton: The Art of Disability History; A personal view through NDACA (the national disability arts collection and archive)
We are embracing Black History Month beyond the confines of a single month. Our intention is for Black History Month to transcend seasonality and 'tokenism’ so that the original initiative itself is eventually no longer required.
LGBT+ History Month is a month-long annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and non-binary history, including the history of LGBT+ rights and related civil rights movements.
