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The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

NDACA R&D Artists: What's the News?

NDACA R&D Artists: What's the News?

Find out what the recipients of NDACA's first ever R&D Award got up to over the course of the programme... Read more

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The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 13th April, 2018

Updated: 20th November, 2018

Author: Lulu Nunn

Bringing the Disability Rights Movement to Tate Exchange

Bringing the Disability Rights Movement to Tate Exchange

NDACA's Georgia Macqueen Black gives us an update on the project's forthcoming workshop at Tate Exchange... Read more

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The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 19th February, 2018

Updated: 22nd November, 2018

Author: Marcus Gordon

Disability Arts Heritage - Time to Begin the Conversation?

Disability Arts Heritage - Time to Begin the Conversation?

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Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 31st January, 2018

Updated: 22nd November, 2018

Author: Lulu Nunn

NDACA Teams Up with UKDHM

NDACA Teams Up with UKDHM

NDACA & UK Disability History Month team up to create animations around “Disability and Art' Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 19th November, 2017

Updated: 21st November, 2018

Author: Marcus Gordon

NDACA Artist Poppy Nash Talks Disability Arts

NDACA Artist Poppy Nash Talks Disability Arts

Shape's Georgia Macqueen Black spoke to artist Poppy Nash to find out how NDACA has helped her to express her Types 1 Diabetes through art Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 19th September, 2017

Updated: 21st November, 2018

Author: Lulu Nunn

Announcing NDACA's Successful R&D Recipients!

Announcing NDACA's Successful R&D Recipients!

We're delighted to announce the successful applicants for the first ever National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) R&D Award! Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 8th August, 2017

Updated: 21st November, 2018

Author: Marcus Gordon

Meet the NDACA Design team!

Meet the NDACA Design team!

The National Disability Arts Collection & Archive introduce the Design Team who are working to provide a space for the public to engage with the archive Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 27th July, 2017

Updated: 22nd November, 2018

Author: Marcus Gordon

NDACA R&Ds: Meet the Mentors

NDACA R&Ds: Meet the Mentors

Meet the four artist mentors for NDACA's new Research and Development grants programme! Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 22nd May, 2017

Updated: 20th November, 2018

Author: Lulu Nunn

Our Heritage Story: Disability Through an Intellectual & Political Lens

Our Heritage Story: Disability Through an Intellectual & Political Lens

Shape’s Georgia Macqueen Black, NDACA’s Marketing Officer, tells us just how much the Archive has to offer and achieve. Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 18th April, 2017

Updated: 22nd November, 2018

Author: Marcus Gordon

Buckinghamshire New University join forces with NDACA

Buckinghamshire New University join forces with NDACA

Nina Thomas shares her experiences working alongside the NDACA team at Bucks for the digitisation of Baroness Campbell's collection Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 16th March, 2017

Updated: 22nd November, 2018

Author: Marcus Gordon

NDACA: Back to the Future

NDACA: Back to the Future

NDACA archivist Alex Cowan finds help (and hope) in history repeating itself Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 19th December, 2016

Updated: 21st November, 2018

Author: Lulu Nunn

Access: An Essential Part of Design

Access: An Essential Part of Design

Sarah Dormer, NDACA’s Learning Engagement Officer, talks us through the project's approach to access, with one request... Read more

Posted to: NDACA

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, available to the public at www.the-ndaca.org.

NDACA, a Heritage Lottery Fund project delivered by Shape Arts, chronicles the unique history of the UK Disability Arts Movement in which a group of disabled people and their allies broke down barriers, helped change the law and made great art and culture while doing so. NDACA is the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospective of disabled people’s art and activism; www.the-ndaca.org is the home of a digital catalogue of 3,500 images, oral history film interviews, educational resources and animations, articles and much more, and as such the Disability Arts Movement can now stake its place within the diverse landscape of UK cultural heritage.

The Archive and Collection preserves the legacy of disability arts, allowing future generations of disabled people to celebrate the creative and political artefacts of disability. Researchers, heritage professionals and those interested in the UK’s cultural identity will be able to share and study a variety of ephemera about disability arts and analyse how the Disability Arts Movement impacted the campaign for disabled people’s civil rights.

As an open, free-to-use archive, www.the-ndaca.org is the central location to discover disability arts history. NDACA has digitised over 3,000 deposits to tell the heritage story of disability arts; this massive collection of disabled artists’ work from 1968 to the present day covers every aspect of their creative and political journeys: extensive photographs, ephemera, theatre stills and t-shirt collections relating to the seminal moments in the struggle for disabled people’s rights. The digitisation of thousands of unique deposits will allow new audiences to share and comment on disability arts heritage.

NDACA’s physical collection will be stored in the Archive’s Repository at Buckinghamshire New University, along with the newly built research facilities opening later this year. The NDACA Learning Wing will be the first ever study space dedicated to disability arts heritage in the UK.

Explore the digital National Disability Arts Collection and Archive now at www.the-ndaca.org. You can also read Shape's NDACA blogs below.

Published: 18th November, 2016

Updated: 22nd November, 2018

Author: Lulu Nunn

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Published: 12th April, 2021

Updated: 7th April, 2022

Author: Eli Hayes

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