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/