THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF LEARNING DISABILITY.

Purple Patch Arts is an organisation based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It works with adults and children to provide innovative education using the creative arts. In 2014, it was awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to undertake a project that would uncover the social history of learning d...

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Published in:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 14 - 18
Main Authors: Atherton, Helen, Ackroyd, Vicky, Barker, Rachel, Moorhouse, Emily
Format: anecdote case study pictorial Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) May2016
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Summary:Purple Patch Arts is an organisation based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It works with adults and children to provide innovative education using the creative arts. In 2014, it was awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to undertake a project that would uncover the social history of learning disabilities and record it in a way that was accessible to a range of target audiences. This article describes the process that was followed and some of the challenges that ensued.