Listen to a panel discussing different perspectives on representations of disabled people. Disabled people are often portrayed as people to pity, as worthy receivers of charity or as brave and heroic, whether that’s surviving everyday life or succeeding in the Paralympics. You’ll hear from speakers who will challenge these views based on research, activism and lived experience. There will then be time for questions and conversation.
We’ll be in the Henry Wellcome Auditorium. To get there, take the stairs or the lift down to level −1. The auditorium is fitted with a hearing loop.
Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.
This event will be live-transcribed, with text displayed on a large screen.
This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.
For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 0 2 0. 7 6 1 1. 2 2 2 2
Dr Miro Griffiths is a teaching fellow in Disability Studies at the University of Leeds and has researched young disabled people’s experiences of the UK Disabled People’s Movement. Griffiths has been involved in disability rights since the age of 14 and has collaborated with various organisations, human rights institutes and government departments on a wide range of issues pertaining to disability politics and social theory.
Katharine Quarmby is an award-winning writer and journalist whose work has been published in the Economist, Guardian, Newsweek, Prospect and on online platforms. She has written three non-fiction books, including ‘Hear My Cry’ (2015) with the British Yemeni ‘honour’ violence survivor Diana Kader, and ’No Place to Call Home: Inside the Real Lives of Gypsies and Travellers’ (2013). In 2012 Katharine was shortlisted for the Paul Foot award for campaigning journalism about violations of disability rights.
Zoe Partington works as a creative influencer, consultant and trainer for the cultural sector. She provides equality training to museums and galleries, to ensure they meet the needs of disabled visitors. Zoe is also an artist who uses her sight loss to inform her approach.
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