
The Art of Disability History: A personal view through NDACA (the national disability arts collection and archive)
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As part of Disability History Month the University of Wolverhampton is delighted to present a talk with Tony Heaton OBE.
NDACA is the heritage story of the Disability Arts Movement. The story of a group of disabled people and their allies who broke down barriers, helped change the law with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995, and made great culture and art about those struggles.
Tony Heaton OBE is a sculptor, Chair of Shape Arts and Consultant/Advisor to many cultural organisations, including the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries.
He initiated NDACA – the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive.
His ‘Monument to the Unintended Performer’ was installed on the Big 4 at Channel 4 TV in celebration of the 2012 Paralympics.
Awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours, 2013, for services to the arts and disability arts movement and has an Alumni Award from Lancaster University and honorary Doctorates from both the University of Leicester and Buckinghamshire New University.
Visit: www.tonyheaton.co.uk
Photo credit: Rachel Cherry
This talk was recorded on 13th December 2021.
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