Please note: Tickets booked here are for online access only to a livestream of the event being held at the People's History Museum. If you wish to attend the event in person, please visit the main event page to book tickets.

Using artistic and creative portrayals from books, films, and TV, we invite you to discuss with us:

the history of the development of disability and d/Deaf Rights in the UK and internationally
the impact still felt today of eugenicist policymakers in the early 1900s
the assumptions in advertising about the limits of disability, and its acceptance of the ‘supercrip’ phenomenon
the cultural perceptions of disability and d/Deafness from politics to pop culture; including MP Rosie Cooper’s British Sign Language (BSL) Bill, the rapper Lizzo, and Love Island’s Tash Ghouri

Expect thought provoking debate about philosophical, ethical and political questions. This discussion will contribute to research around the cultural identities of various disabled people, as contrasted with medical notions of curing perceived impairments.

Suitable for ages 16+

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If you wish to attend online and require British Sign Language (BSL) Interpretation, please contact Saul Leslie (S.Leslie@liverpool.ac.uk) as soon as possible.

(Remote access to this event facilitated by ADDRESS Merseyside. Event hosted by People's History Museum as part of PHM’s co-curated programme of activity exploring the history of disabled people’s rights and activism. Description courtesy of PHM.)

Main Event Page: https://phm.org.uk/events_new/whats-your-story-discussion/sunday-16-october-2022-12-00pm-4-00pm/

What’s your story? discussion