Anti-ableism
Policy | Tackling disability under-representation in museum
Support the MA’s anti-ableism campaign, says Esther Fox
Inclusive recruitment is still a work in progress
Cultural institutions’ approach to employing disabled people has often felt more like a box-ticking exercise. But new practice on inclusive recruitment could change this
Disability rights have fallen off the political agenda
Ableism is still pervasive and widely tolerated in the heritage sector, which has a long way to go before it can call itself truly inclusive
Working life | ‘Fibromyalgia is as much a part of me as my red hair and love of leopard print’
Stacey Smith, part of the commercial services team at London’s National Gallery, talks about the things that can make a difference for disabled workers
How to welcome everyone
While many museums still struggle to create inclusive exhibitions for disabled visitors, Rob Sharp has found some innovative examples of best practice
Art speaks louder than words
Gareth Harris speaks to the artists who are challenging preconceptions around disability
Voices on anti-ableism
Museums Journal canvassed nine artists, writers, activists and curators for their views on how inclusivity in museums, galleries and wider society should be improved. Here are their responses
Sign of the times | Norwegian Museum of Deaf History and Culture, Trondheim
Caroline Parry visits a museum that is dedicated to documenting the experiences of D/deaf people
Museum of… The Lyme Museum
Eleanor Mills visits a unique online museum that shares the lived experience of people with invisible illnesses and disabilities
Best in show | Dapple Paddle, 1997-98, The McManus, Dundee
Dawson Murray's bold watercolour, painted more than a decade after the artist was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is a highlight of the gallery's Hidden Histories exhibition
