S12E05: Disability in Conservation

Join us on a tranquil houseboat as we talk about being conservators with disabilities with special guest host Pierrette Squires. We share our various experiences and set the world to rights (with ducks in the background). Also tune in for a Dear Jane about accreditation, a tour of the new ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ exhibition with Kloe, and a review of ‘The Routledge Companion to Art and Disability’ from Jenny. 00:01:35 Jenny’s experiences 00:03:53 Pierrette’s hearing loss 00:07:09 Kloe’s struggles 00:12:46 Relating to others and appreciating yourself 00:17:55 Shout out to placement students with disabilities 00:19:17 Are there more disabled conservators now? 00:21:01 Recruitment and the fear of discrimination 00:25:37 How to be a more supportive workplace 00:33:33 How flexible working has transformed our health 00:36:40 Training ahead of an exhibition 00:42:21 How society (and conservation) disables us 00:44:00 Reactions to disability and access issues 00:52:29 Disability represented in museum collections 00:58:18 Access for visitors: lights, touch, and adjustments 01:07:00 CPD issues 01:11:34 Discussion of the AIC report 01:20:37 Dear Jane 01:26:20 Review: The Routledge Companion to Art and Disability 01:32:29 Kloe takes us behind the scenes Show Notes: - Equality Act 2010: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance - Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010: https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010 - Menieres disease: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/menieres-disease/ - S01E01 Demographics: https://thecword.show/2017/02/15/demographics/ - Adult ADHD screening test: https://adhduk.co.uk/adult-adhd-screening-survey/ - Work of the Icon Diversity & Inclusion Task & Finish Group: https://www.icon.org.uk/resource-report/diversity-and-inclusion-task-and-finish-group-report.html - Exhibition about disabled people’s activism: https://phm.org.uk/exhibitions/nothing-about-us-without-us-3/ - Social vs medical model of disability: https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/sites/default/files/FDN-218144_Introduction_to_the_Social_and_Medical_Models_of_Disability.pdf - Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People: https://gmcdp.com/ - Spoon theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory - S05E06 Touchy Feely: https://thecword.show/2019/05/29/s05e06-touchy-feely/ - Accessibility in Conservation Survey report from AIC: https://www.culturalheritage.org/docs/default-source/publications/reports/survey-reports/accessibility-in-conservation-report.pdf - The Routledge Companion to Art and Disability: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Art-and-Disability/Watson-Hiles/p/book/9780367444785 Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Pierrette Squires. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2022.