Speaking for Ourselves

Synopsis

An oral history project consisting of 230 hours of audio and video recordings of people aged over 50 with cerebral palsy talking about their lives. The project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund which trained 16 disabled volunteers to record the interviews. A monthly podcast is available which explores themes from the project such as employment and disability discrimination.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2006

Subjects

Social Studies; History; Social welfare

Keywords

cerebral palsy; disabled people; oral history

Online availability

URI

http://www.speakingforourselves.org.uk/index.php/interviews

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Distributor

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB