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Pure products go crazy by Matt Hargrave
A paper reviewing three pieces of contemporary theatre which feature learning-disabled actors: Small Metal Objects by Australian company Back to Back; On the Verge, a work by Mind the Gap featuring the actor/musician Jez Colborne and an adaptation of Pinocchio by York Theatre Royal in collaboration with the Shysters and Full Body and The Voice.
Website: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713443379
Red Disability
A website on disability issues, and how they relate to a left-wing socialist outlook. Contains links to disability media and disability support groups plus a great list of famous disabled people, complete with links to source material where the individuals impairments have been mentioned elsewhere on the web.
Website: http://www.reddisability.org.uk
See Hear Blog
The official website for See Hear, the magazine programme for the Deaf community.
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/seehear
ECO: On Blindness and the Arts
ECO was set up in 2006 by Simon Hayhoe as an on-line knowledge base, in order to provide research resources, information and a gallery about blindness in the arts. It has now expanded, however, to include information about blindness in information technology and computing as well. Its aim is to introduce these subjects as fields of study.
Website: http://www.blindnessandarts.com
Sticks and Stones: Disabled People's Stories of Abuse, Defiance and Resilience
A collection of fifty stories about facing abuse and violence, edited by Marsha Saxton. Published by the World Institute on Disability.
Website: http://www.wid.org/cape
t-cell chronicles
Creating awareness and empowering the global HIV community through the written word. This site aims to give a platform to any person living with HIV worldwide so that they can share their experiences to a global community.
Website: http://www.tcellchronicles.org
Testimony - Inside Stories of mental health care
A Mental Health Media project which started in 1999 when over 50 users of the British Mental healthcare system were filmed talking about their experiences of care between the 1930s and 1985. The interviews are now kept in the archives of the British Library, and are a valuable educational resource for anyone wishing to learn about institutional life from an inside perspective.
Website: http://www.insidestories.org/
The European Disability Forum
The site includes information on the Media and Disability Congress held in Athens in June 2003, including European year of disabled people (eydp) campaigns, reports on disability portrayal and access to the media.
Website: http://www.media-disability.org
The Wheel of Life
The social and lifestyle website created for wheelchair users and their wider community. You've got a story to tell, so why not share it with the rest of the wheelchair world. So don't just sit there! - Join The Wheel of Life today!
Website: http://www.thewheellife.com
UK Theatre Web/Dynamic Listing Ltd
Offers comprehensive listings for sign interpreted, open-captioned and audio-described performances at venues throughout the UK. http://www.dynamiclisting.com http://www.seatchoice.com
Website: http://www.uktw.co.uk/
Unseen Childhoods: Disabled Characters in 20th Century Books for Girls
Edited by Helen A. Aveling, Unseen Childhoods is a collection of essays by British and American authors, all of whom have personal experience of disability. Disabled characters are few and far between in childrens’ literature, and those that do exist are often stereotyped and two-dimensional.
Website: http://www.ju90.co.uk/topsy
Wicked
Wicked is a brand-new TV series presented in British Sign Language, which sees the Wicked Campervan travelling around the UK in search of stories in the Deaf Community. In each episode, there's plenty to see - from film reviews to local profiles, films from deaf filmmakers and an exciting main story - in a different part of the country every week! On the Wicked website, you can find out everything you need to know about the show, from interviews with the presenters Lilli Risner and Nathan Rollinson, to programme information, clips and much much more!
Website: http://www.bslbt.co.uk/wicked/
Winning Words is a directory of magazine deadlines and creative writing prizes, and a forum where members can get feedback on their work before submitting.
Website: http://www.winningwords.org.uk/
Wordgathering
Wordgathering is journal of disability poetry, produced by members of the Inglis House Poetry Workshop. The workshop is a collaborative of writers with disabilities who reside at Inglis House in Philadelphia, Pa. The workshop has been meeting, sharing and critiquing poetry since 2000.
Website: http://www.wordgathering.com