Social History of Learning Disability Conference 2016 - Exploring Learning Disability: Why history?

Materials relating to the Social History of Learning Disability Conference 2016 entitled Exploring Learning Disability: Why history? Held on 7th and 8th July 2016 at The Open University, Milton Keynes.Here you can find materials related to the following presentations and workshops:Day 1 Morning sessionKeynote speech - Hidden Now Heard Paul Hunt, Sara Pickard and Laura Harris (Mencap Cymru's 'Hidden Now Heard' team)The Hidden Now Heard project is collecting the oral histories of people with a learning disability and staff from six former long-stay hospitals across Wales.Materials available: presentation abstract and speaker biographiesWhat the Dickens David S StewartGeorgina, Andrew, George William, Peter, Mimina and Eustratius, born between 1838 and 1854, were six children and young people with learning disabilities, living in Victorian England.Materials available: presentation abstract, speaker biography and presentation slidesPanelsWHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO TELL THEIR STORIES?Panel 1: Life story work with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities Noelle McCormackPanel 2: When I was a child Angela StillPanel 3: I started working in a shoe factory Sue ElliotPanel 4: Lessons from the Brandesburton Hospital Oral History Project Helen AthertonMaterials available: presentation abstracts and speaker biographies for all panels and presentation slides for panel 1.Day 1 Afternoon sessionWorkshop SessionsWorkshop 1: What is important to remember and why? Making maps and treasure hunting Led by Carley StubbsWorkshop 2: Creating a living archive of learning disability history: what should it look like? Led by members of 'Living Archive Project Team' (Mark Flint, Vicky Green, Nigel Ingham, Rowena Richards and Liz Tilley)Workshop 3: 'No Longer Shut Up' - an opportunity to sample some learning activities inspired by the film of Mabel Cooper's life Led by Jan Walmsley and Richard RieserWorkshop 4: Breaking down the walls - institutionalisation and what we must avoid Led by Andrew Bright and Sharon ShortlandMaterials available: abstracts and speaker biographies for all workshops.Learning from the thinkers and practitioners of the pastIan Jones-Healey Why should we care about history? What can it teach us? Materials available: abstracts and speaker biographies The trials, tribulations and rewards of being an 'NHS History Worker'David O'DriscollIn this presentation, I want to discuss my experiences of being a ‘NHS History Project Worker’ in Hertfordshire, a unique position.Materials available: abstracts and speaker biographies Day two - 8th July 2016 - chaired by Ian Davies and Vicky GreenMorning session Keynote speech - The history of the history of learning disabilitySimon Jarrett In 1904 Dr Martin Barr, president of the American Association for the Study of Feeblemindedness, published a book called Mental defectives: their history, treatment and training. Materials available: abstracts and speaker biographies and presentation slides. Kathi Lampert within Austrian Remembering: the impact of the Nazi regime on learning disability history and Austrian culture Gerhart Hofer Gerhart Hofer from Austria will talk about the dark period of the Nazi regime in Germany and Austria about 75 years ago.Materials available: abstracts and speaker biographies and presentation slides, Translated letters and Hilberg. PANELS - WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONS?Institutions: a thing of the past? Panel 1: Why is it still important to study the history of long-stay institutions for people with learning disabilities? Does it matter? Nigel Ingham and Duncan Mitchell Panel 2: The history of institutions in Hungary: what can we learn from it for the future? Agnes Turnpenny, Gábor Petri and Julie Beadle-BrownHungary is a country in Central Europe. It is a relatively poor country with high levels of social inequality. There are more than 15,000 people with a learning disability who live in large institutions in Hungary.Materials available: abstracts and speaker biographies for both panels and presentation slides for panel 1.Afternoon session Recent history and the development of neoliberalism and learning disability services: looking back to a better futureTheophilus M Tambi The distribution of social justice, including services for people experiencing learning disabilities, is influenced by political and economic ideas and ways of thinking. Materials available: abstracts and speaker biographies and presentation slides. The history of sexuality of people with learning difficulties: exploring the current views and experiences of women with learning difficulties Chido Ndadzungira Experiences of women with learning difficulties have changed compared to the time of institutionalisation. Materials available: abstract and speaker biography. Why history? "I want to be included forever" Karrie Marshall This quote is by Mark who wants to be in the local community. He feels valued and respected by his peers and support staff, but Mark yearns to feel part of a wider society in a meaningful and enduring way. Materials available: abstract and speaker biography.