Sam's blog looks at the evolution of names for sports, magazines, events and organisations. Highlighting the changing conceptualisations of disability sport and the language surrounding disabled people. Read more
Sam's blog shines a light on the people key to the history of disabled sport, beyond the work and achievements of the athletes themselves. Read more
Sam Brady, PhD research student, shares what he has found in the archives as part of his 6 month placement with the National Paralympic Heritage Trust.
One of my favourite aspects of working on the WheelPower collection is ‘uncovering’ items and objects with that comes an aspect of discovery, unearthing items we didn’t realise were hiding in plain sight. Read more
Sam's blog looks at the challenges presented by preserving and archiving material on digital storage devices and uncovering the work of Paralympian turned photographer Graham Bool. Read more
This trophy was presented to the British Wheelchair Sports Foundation (now known as WheelPower) during the 38th International Stoke Mandeville Games in 1994 by the visiting Israeli team Read more
For the next 6 months, my blogs will start to look a little different! I'm assisting the Trust in archiving the WheelPower collection. The first item is a small, green folder from the Arnhem 1980 Summer Paralympic Games. Read more