ACHIEVING EQUALITY, BOOKS, NATIONAL HISTORY ;)
Death, Disability and Cure in Classic Fiction for Girls
by Lois Keith,
Excellent read. Full of useful curriculum material.
Available to buy on Amazon.com
PEOPLE/PROFILES, Sportsmen/women 
"Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE (born 26 July 1969 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter.Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA(Hons) in Politics and Social Administration.She was christened Carys Davina Grey, but her sister referred to her as "tiny" when she first saw her, pronouncing it "tanni", and the name stuck."
from wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanni_Grey-Thompson
Watch Tanni's interview for UK Disability History Month 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hganTwbpz5E
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Society in Elizabethan England was changing and the number of poor people living in abject poverty was increasing. A series of laws was introduced by the English Parliament in 1563, 1572, 1576, 1597 culminating in the 1601 Poor Law.
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The aim of the Disability Archive UK is to provide disabled people, students and scholars with an interest in this and related fields, access to the writings of those disability activists, writers and allies whose work may no longer be easily accessible in the public domain. It is hoped that the documents available via the Archive will help to inform current and future debates on disability and related issues. The Archive will be periodically expanded to include other material as and when it becomes available.
website : http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk/
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A 3 Volume Set Authored by: Susan Burch, Ph.D.; Foreword by Paul K. Longmore, Ph.D.
http://www.infobasepublishing.com/Bookdetail.aspx?ISBN=081607030X&p=&ebo
Throughout history, those experiencing mental health issues, ranging from problems often seen as extreme and frightening (schizophrenia, mania, self-harm and suicidal behaviours, for example) to those perceived as more 'normal' and commonplace (depression, anxiety, eating disorders, addictions, etc) have been stigmatised and misunderstood . This still happens today. Peer Productions attempted to unravel the misconceptions and confront the prejudices faced by those with mental health issues ... see the website : http://www.peerproductions.co.uk/community/productions/future/1/mental-health-project-film/68/
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This group was founded in 1994 and researches the history of learning disability as well as documenting the life stories of those with learning disabilities. A two-day annual conference is hosted by the Open University every Summer and they regularly publish books, journal articles and have pioneered a variety of inclusive research methods.
ACHIEVING EQUALITY, Adult and Community education, Education, INTERNATIONAL HISTORY, NATIONAL HISTORY 
-What is the Social Model of Disability?
-How does the Social Model of Disability apply to learning differences in higher education?
-What is The Way Forward?
LEARN ABOUT THE SOCIAL MODEL ON THIS WEBSITE - http://brainhe.com/TheSocialModelofDisabilityText.html#history
A powerful film by Anthony Minghella
about disability discrimintation, bringing to the fore of the nation’s attention.
web: http://www.comicrelief.com/picture-gallery/2010/wall-anthony-minghella
The aim of the Thumbs Up Scheme is to improve services to people with a learning disability. The scheme is based on ten tips for good customer support.
How the scheme works:
This is a free scheme open to all businesses and services in Brighton & Hove. We would like services to pledge to offer good support to people with a learning disability. In return we will send you a free training DVD and brochure on good customer service.