The History of Deaf Access, Place and Space in the UK
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has created a physical exhibition which can be transported around the country
and beyond. The exhibition can also be accessed online.
The exhibition consists of 9 posters (plus an introduction). These 9 posters are centred around three themes: Deaf Access, Deaf Place – specifically, the Deaf Workplace and Deaf Space.
We have then divided each theme into The Past, The Present and the Future. The idea is to see how Deaf lives were in the past; how they are now and how we envisage them to be in the future.
For the data, we interviewed a wide cross-section of Deaf people and asked them about their Deaf lives, referencing the three themes above. It is interesting to see how the lives of Deaf people have differed over the generations and how different people foresee the future lives of the Deaf community.
To access the full exhibition in BSL and to see the signed interviews, participants use a QR code situated at the bottom of each poster.
Click on a poster to see a large size .pdf in a pop-up window.
Introduction
Accessto the Hearing World
Deaf Place: Work
Deaf Space