The silent history of disability – a kick-off November 23 in Tampere
The silent
history of disability. Identity, inclusion, society is a project funded by Kone
Foundation 2017-2019. Its starting point is the idea of the accessibility of
history, that history belongs to everyone. The aim of the project is to
initiate cooperation between researchers and organizations of the history of
disability and mental illness, to create new ways to popularize research
results, to increase the historical awareness and social debate about
disability and mental illness, and to find out the personal meanings and
experiences of cooperation between the various parties.
Kick-off
The project
starts with a kick-off event at the University of Tampere on Thursday
23.11.2017 at 10-13.
The purpose
of the event is to engage in dialogue between the researchers, the
organizations and people with disabilities in the project.
Registration: Registration to 16.11. by this
link.
More
information about the project can be found at this address (in Finnish only). www.vammaishistoria.fi
Further
information: Project
Manager Amu Urhonen, tel. +358 44 7316 339, amu.urhonen (a) kolumbus.fi
