Tag: Disability Archives and archivistsDementia Action Week 2023: Disabled nurses of the First World WarThursday 18 May 2023Two years ago, while still in lockdown, we ran an online creative project with...Records and researchMary Hare’s Pioneering Establishment: The Dene Hollow Oral School for the DeafWednesday 16 November 2022This blog post looks at the Dene Hollow Oral School for the Deaf, which...Records and research‘Obtaining state aid for the blind’: The 1920 Blind MarchTuesday 16 August 2022On 5 April 1920, members of the National League of the Blind (NLB) set...Records and researchTracing the Deaf community in the 1921 CensusThursday 5 May 2022The release of a census always provides a wealth of research potential, and the...Records and research20sPeople: Rehabilitation of disabled First World War Servicemen – The Enham Village CentreMonday 13 December 2021Over one million British men were disabled by disease or injury as a result...Archives and archivistsDr Guttmann and the origins of the Paralympic GamesWednesday 1 September 2021Until the middle of the 20th century experiencing an injury to your spine was...Records and researchThe extraordinary life of Douglas BaderSunday 21 February 2021Born 111 years ago today, Douglas Bader would grow up to be a Royal...Records and research‘Needs tactful and sympathetic treatment’: Mental health during the First World WarMonday 2 December 2019The image of the shell shocked soldier remains one of the most enduring of...Records and researchRosa May Billinghurst: suffragette, campaigner, ‘cripple’Friday 22 December 2017Friday 18 May 2018, 18:30 Suffrage 100 – Archives at night: Law breakers, law...Records and researchMedieval army pensioners: the Poor Knights of WindsorFriday 1 December 2017One of our most interesting collections for the study of military and family history is...Records and researchDiamond cutting for disabled servicemenWednesday 22 November 2017Over 1 million British men were disabled by disease or injury during the First...Behind the scenesFinding the wounded: re-cataloguing First World War pension filesThursday 9 November 2017In the First World War, over 1.5 million British personnel were wounded, many of... 1 2 »