Finding collections relating to d/Deaf, disabled and neurodiverse people

One of the aims of our project is to make collections relating to d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people more visible – and to share some of the objects our Fellows and Trainees are discovering.

Some will have quite obvious connections to disabled people’s lives – a walking stick, some braille or images of disabled people. But we will also be exploring less obvious connections too. Sometimes the significance of an object is its owner; its part in a bigger story, or the way someone with lived experience of disability has responded to it. In this way we hope to broaden the ways that d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent stories are told.

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BRITISH DEAF ASSOCIATION MEDAL OF HONOUR AWARDED TO ROSIE COOPER (Medal)

2022

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ID: A gold medal, with a blue ribbon in a black presentation box. The medal has an engraving which reads "British Deaf Association Medal of Honour, Rosie Cooper 2022". This medal was presented to Rosie by the British Deaf Association, with whom she successfully campaigned alongside to introduce the British Sign Language Act.As a child...

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ID: A gold medal, with a blue ribbon in a black presentation box. The medal has an engraving which reads "British Deaf Association Medal of Honour, Rosie Cooper 2022".

This medal was presented to Rosie by the British Deaf Association, with whom she successfully campaigned alongside to introduce the British Sign Language Act.

As a child of Deaf parents, growing up in Liverpool, Rosie Cooper has advocated tirelessly for the advancement of D/deaf people.

Whilst serving as an MP for West Lancashire, Rosie introduced the British Sign Language Bill in 2021. It was passed in 2022, becoming the British Sign Language Act. Crucially, the Act legally recognises BSL as a language in England, Scotland and Wales.

Meet our Fellows and Trainees

The Curating for Change project is running eight Fellowships over 18 months and eight Traineeships over 40 days based across 20 partner museums. Learn more about our Fellows and Trainees here.

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