Useful Resources

Below are links to useful resources and toolkits for researching and recording our history.

This page of the website is intended for development in the near future.

We have not yet produced any learning resources or toolkits – but watch this space.

National Archives

This is a brief guide to researching records relating to disabled people and disability.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/disability-history/

Doing Historical Research

Manchester Histories have produced a set of toolkits about how to do historical research.

https://manchesterhistories.co.uk/getinvolved/toolkits

Filming Deaf Stories – Local Learning Network, USA

This article is American, but gives useful information about filming narrative histories with deaf people.

https://www.locallearningnetwork.org/journal-of-folklore-and-education/current-and-past-issues/art-of-the-interview/filming-deaf-stories/

Getting Started – Oral History Society

Guidelines for how to begin recording oral history.

https://www.ohs.org.uk/advice/getting-started/

Best Practices – Oral History Association

https://www.oralhistory.org/best-practices/

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... read more »

Booklets, Books and Articles

A Brief History of Disabled People’s Self-Organisation A booklet produced in 2013 by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People. A Brief History of Disabled People's Self-Organisation Standard Print PDF A Brief History of Disabled People's Self-Organisation Text only No Limits: The Disabled People’s Movement - A Radical History, by Judy Hunt, 2019 Download 12 point or 18 point copy from... read more »

Other Archives and Collections

There are other online and physical archives around the UK. Here are some: Disability Archive – University of Leeds This is an on-line archive by the Centre for Disability Studies. It has articles and book chapters available to download. https://disability-studies.leeds.ac.uk/library/ National Disability Arts Collection and Archive This is both an online and physical collection of material relating to disability... read more »