Learning Programmes with Portraits

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People with Disabilities

There are various forms of physical and mental health disabilities and people with disabilities cannot be defined as one homogeneous group. It is difficult even to define people with certain types of disability as one group. More people than ever are registered as disabled and disabled audiences are one of the key target groups identified by the government.

The Social Model of Disability recognises that poor design, inaccessible services and other people's attitudes disable people more than their impairment. Work to this model when running programmes for people with disabilities and thinking about access.

• Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• Schools for Children with SEN and Disabilities
• Bespoke Groups
• Access

A good example:

talking about . . . Disability & Art

An interpretative intervention at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery has pinpointed several works of art that show people with disabilities on and offers a separate audio-visual means of understanding how disability is represented. Six disabled people offer their views on the representation of disabled people, which ranges from visual impairment to severe depression. Sound descriptions and large format print are also provided.