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Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: Our Heritage – the role of heritage exhibitions in tackling social isolation
- Author:
- LUPSON Marc
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 22(3), 2017, pp.117-131.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Using the “Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: Our Heritage” exhibition as a case study, the purpose of this paper is to look at how heritage exhibitions can be used to address social isolation and also serve as a way to give an identity to a community with a disability. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reviews the process of creating the exhibition, some of its most significant elements and its impact. Findings: A heritage exhibition can be an effective way to address social isolation and inclusion. Originality/value: This was a unique exhibition with considerable impact on members of the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus community and with the potential to have a broader value in promoting change in attitudes towards disability. (Publisher abstract)
Reflections on writing and exhibiting learning disability history: commentary on “Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: Our Heritage”
- Authors:
- JARRETT Simon, GROVE Nicola Clare
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 22(3), 2017, pp.132-135.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to comment on the article “Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: Our Heritage – the role of heritage exhibitions in tackling social isolation.” Design/methodology/approach: This provides some further reflection and points for discussion on topics arising from the themes in the original article. Findings: Issues are raised about the medicalisation of conditions and the ways in which a social and cultural model of disability challenges preconceptions and assumptions about personhood and victim status. Reference is made to the broader context of hidden histories and the ways in which people with learning disabilities are now taking active roles in reclaiming the story of their lives in the past and now. Originality/value: The paper aims to raise awareness of critical issues of learning disability history prompted by the original paper. (Publisher abstract)