Transforming how museums treat disability history

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Transforming how museums treat disability history

Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, £950,900 has been made available to improve access to museums and highlight the hidden histories of disabled people, in a move to improve inclusion.

To find out more, click the click below:

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/million-pound-programme-could-transform-how-museums-treat-disability-history

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Lynn Wood @ 2021.11.01 4:38 PM
A related idea on IdeaSpies when you search the keyword museum https://ideaspies.com/posts/volunteer-panels-to-make-museums-more-accessible

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