UK Disability History Month

Disability History Month 2024

Disability History Month spans from 14 November to 20 December, providing an opportunity to reflect on the past and promote growth in the present and future. This year, the theme for Disability History Month is Disability Livelihood and Employment.

Events taking place during Disability History Month 2024

Launch United Kingdom Disability History Month 2024 - online event

Thursday, 14 November 2024 - 6pm until 8pm.

We will examine how the employment for disabled people has changed going back more than 200 years and what lessons we can learn to create a modern-day inclusive right to work.

Speakers include:

  • Richard Rieser, UKDHM Coordinator
  • Professor David Turner, Historian
  • Gill Crawshaw, Curator interested in disability history
  • Colleen Johnson, National Education Union Executive, Trade Union activists
  • Young disabled people with learning difficulty
  • Disabled artists and actors

Disability History Month: We can work it out - a collaboration with Mencap

Saturday, 23 November 2024 - 12noon until 3pm.

For the love of art with splatter and stick

Saturday, 16 November 2024 - 10am until 11.30am
Saturday, 14 December 2024 - 10am until 11.30am

DaDaFest DDFI 40: Rage - A Quiet Riot Launch

Friday, 29 November 2024 - 5.30pm

University of Liverpool's Staff Network Groups

The University of Liverpool offers support for disabled or neurodiverse colleagues through various channels, including the Disabled Staff Network and Neurodiversity Staff Support Group which organises meetings and events for disabled staff and their supporters.

We are proud to create an inclusive and welcoming environment that attracts the best staff and students from around the world, actively celebrating and encouraging our diversity.

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