Resources

Learn more about Michelle Daley, the story of the Disability Rights Movement, and much more through the resources below.

Michelle out on the street defending disabled people's right

Artists

  • DCMPNAD (2014) Music by Prudence (Access here
  • NPR (2010) Prudence Mabhena: Out Of Struggle, A Soaring Voice (Access here)
  • Sisters of Frida (2016) Miss Jacqui : Disabled Women’s Voices from the Frontline. (Access here) 
  • SPINEarth (2009) Congolese Street Band Call Disability a State of Mind. (Access here)   
  • VP Records (2011) Israel Vibration – My Master’s Will (Official Video). (Access here
  • Weihs, J (2013) Minds of Mountainfilm: Prudence Mabhena. (Access here)  

Blogs / Web Links Resources

  • Emery, C.R (2016) I Am a Black Woman With a Disability. Hear Me Roar. (Access here
  • Gardiner, F; Diaz M and Brown L, X Z (2016) Charles Kinsey’s Story Is About Race. It’s Also About Ableism. (Access here)   
  • Historic England (2017) The Lives of People with Disabilities in 18th Century England. (Access here
  • Lewis, T.A (2017) Emmet Till & the Pervasive Erasure of Disability in Conversations about White Supremacy Police Violence. (Access here)    
  • Lewis, T.A (2016) Honoring Arnaldo Rios-Soto & Charles Kinsey: Achieving Liberation Through Disability Solidarity. (Access here)   
  • Stewart, K (2015) Black Feminism and Disability Studies — an important intersection. (Access here) 

Protesting

  • Disability rights (2011) Weird & Wonderful documentary teaser. Access here)  
  • Doug Paulley (2013) To Ride The Buses. (Access here)
  • Sid Baility (2009) 1infour’ coverage of anti telathon demo by UK Disabled Peoples Movement, 1990’s. (Access here)

Reading List

  • Begum, N (1992) Disabled Women and the Feminist Agenda. London: Palgrave Macmillan Journals 
  • Begum, N (1995) Beyond Samosas and Reggae. London: King’s Fund  
  • Begum, N (1995) Care management and assessment from an anti-racist perspective (Social care research findings). London: Joseph Rowntree Foundation  
  • Begum, N (2006) Participation Report: No. 14: Doing it for Themselves, Participation and Black and Minority Ethnic Service Users. London: Social Care Institute for Excellence 
  • Begum, N. (1990) Burden of Gratitude: Women with Disabilities Receiving Personal Care. England: University of Warwick 
  • Begum, N., Hill, M. and Stevens, A. (eds.) (1994). Reflections: The Views of Black Disabled People on Their Lives and Community Care.  London: Central Council Education and Training in Social Work. 
  • Bell, C. 2006. “Introducing White Disability Studies: A Modest Proposal.” In L. J. Davis (Ed) The Disability Studies Reader. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Routledge
  • Bignall, T et al (2000) and Butt, J Between ambition and achievement. Young black disabled people’s views and experiences of independence and independent living.
  • Bignall, T et al 2002 Something to do: Peer support groups and young black and minority ethnic disabled and Deaf people.
  • Bos, L (2016) The Female Slave Experience: An Analysis of Female Slave Narratives accessed from. (Access here)
  • Sisters of Frida (2017) Reading list: intersectional disability & disabled women. (Access here)
  •  Stuart, O (2005) Race Equality Discussion Papers (Stakeholder Participation Discussion Papers). London: Social Care Institute for Excellence 
  • Dunhamn, J et al (2015) Developing and Reflecting on a Black Disability Studies Pedagogy: Work from the National Black Disability Coalition. Disability Studies Quarterly. (Access here)
  • Hill, M and Saadia Neilson (1996) Race and Segregated Education: Black Disabled Children and Education. Paper presented at INCLUSIVE EDUCATION SEMINAR, Avon, 2 March 1996.  (Access here)
  • Kikabhai, N, et al (ALLFIE, 2024) Lived Experience of Black/Global Majority Disabled Pupils and their Families in Mainstream Education. (Access here)
  • Ortoleva, S and Lewis, H (2012) Forgotten Sisters – A Report on Violence Against Women with Disabilities. An Overview of Its Nature, Scope, Causes and Consequences. Northeastern University School of Law (Access here)
  • Ralph, M (2012) Life…in the midst of death”: Notes on the relationship between slave insurance, life insurance and disability. Disability Studies Quarterly. (Access here)
  • Salih, S (2001) The History of Mary Prince (Penguin Classics). London: Penguin Classics; Penguin Books Ltd 
  • Stuart, O. (1992) `Race and Disability: Just a Double Oppression?’, Disability, Handicap and Society 7: 177-188 
  • Singh, (2005) Improving support for black disabled people. Lessons from community organisations on making change happen accessed.  (Access here)
  • Vickers, T, Craig, G and Atkin, K (2012) Research with black and minority ethnic people using social care services. London: School for Social Care Research. (Access here)  

Video Resources

  • Change Agent (2015) Disability & Inequality: Gloria Goffe Speaks. Accessed from. (Access here) 
  • DHF Uland (2012) The disability movement and the African Decade in Rwanda. Accessed here)
  • Disability Uganda (2015) Disability Inclusion. (Access here) 
  • Global Fund for Women (2010) Wild Women With Disabilities Speak Out. (Access here)
  • Henry, L. and Ryder, M. (2022) ‘Black British Disabled People Matter With Michelle Daley and Katouche Goll’, Black British Lives Matter, 5 December. (Access here)
  • Huntley Film Achieve (2013) Film about accessibility for disabled people in public buildings and places – FIlm 31191. (Access here) 
  • It’s Our Story (2010) Kate Gainer, part 02 of 10: “Black, disabled, and female in Atlanta” (Access here)
  • It’s Our Story (2015) Memories of “Segregated” Schools and “Special” Camps P.2/29. (Access here)
  • John Michalczyk (2012) Keith Jones: Un-Rapping Disability. (Accessed here)
  • Kenya Citizen TV (2016) Strength of a Woman: Women living with disabilities fight for their rights. (Accessed here)
  • Miusa (2010) Loud, Proud and Passionate! Women with Disabilities in International Development. (English). (Access here)
  • NHFU (2017) Patricia Moyo Shares Her Story. (Accessed here)
  • Open Society Foundations (2015) Disability Rights: The New Defenders ( Access here ) 
  • Plan International (2013) Listen Up! Children with disabilities speak out – video access here)  
  • Ramp Your Voice ( Access here)
  • Scope (2014) What is the social model of disability? (Access here)
  • Social Care Institute for Excellence (2015) Better Care Exchange: Ossie and Bilgin’s reaction. (Access here)
  • Tedx Talks (2014) Inspiration porn and the objectification of disability: Stella Young at TEDxSydney 2014 (Access here)
  • Netflix. (2020). Crib Camp: A Disability Revolution. YouTube. (Access here )
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