UK Disability History Month 2024 runs from 14 November - 20 December. The theme for this year is Disability, livelihood, and employment
Throughout the month we will be posting different resources on this page which connect to UKDHM and this year’s theme.
UKDHM have a number of fantastic resources related to the history of Disabled workers, their rights, and how legislation to protect those rights came to be. The resources they have collected for this year can be found via their website, here.
Events
UKDHM have collated a list of events going on around the country over the next month. The full list can be found here on their website.
We wanted to highlight some events from their list:
TUC Webinar: Negotiating for Reasonable Adjustments
27 November 2024
14:00–15:00
Online
Reasonable adjustments are changes an employer makes to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to someone’s disability at work. But what is defined as ‘reasonable’ and what else should union reps know? Join us during Disability History Month for this briefing on what reps need to know about negotiating for reasonable adjustments.
A Life of My Own: Elliott Carswell seeks work
4 December 2024
8.00pm
West London Trades Union Club
West London Trades Union Club’s 2024 UK Disability History Month event is a showing of A Life of My Own: Elliott Carswell seeks work, followed by informal discussion. 8:00pm, Wednesday 4 December 2024, in the bar, 33-35 Acton High Street, London, W3 6ND, access details at https://wltuc.com/access. Free. Non-members welcome.
Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights
Exhibition
19 September 2024 – 27 April 2025
Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
Explore the profound impact of physical work on health and the body at our new major exhibition.
‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’ delves into the stories of underrepresented workers and their rights within precarious and unsafe labour environments. From protests to healing practices, the exhibition unveils hidden histories of resistance and collective action.
Through a collection of over 150 items, including historical objects, contemporary artworks, films and new commissions, we invite you to witness the interconnectedness of working practices across the globe and the enduring fight for workers’ rights.
At Graeae we pride ourselves on creating a safe working environment for our Deaf, Disabled, and neurodivergent employees, artists, and freelancers. Through our upcoming capital project, we hope to protect our building so that it can continue to be an accessible hub for our community. You can read a bit more about the project, here.