Press / Media

Please click on the links below for official press releases and media coverage of the project.

Publicity flyer: Publicity flyer for Disability and Industrial Society, available in both English and Welsh.
Click here to download the flyer - English (PDF)
Click here to download the flyer - Cymraeg/Welsh (PDF)

HistoryExtra Podcast (2 July 2015): 'India at war and mining accidents'.  Interview with Daniel Blackie about the project (36 mins in).

BBC History Magazine (July 2015): 'Revealing the hidden stories of Britain's disabled miners'. Many thanks to Matt Elton and BBC History Magazine for permission to reproduce the article.

Wales Online (June 2015): 'The hidden history of disabled miners in the coal industry'.

South Wales Evening Post (June 2015): 'Story of disabled miners showcased at Swansea National Waterfront Museum'.

BBC Good Morning Wales (20 June 2015): 'Interview with Mike Mantin about the Pithead to Sick Bed and Beyond exhibition' (51 minutes in).

BBC News Wales (June 2015): 'What role did disabled people play during industrial revolution?' Interview with Daniel Blackie and Mike Mantin about the 'From Pithead to Sick Bed' exhibition  

University of Strathclyde (April 2014): Disability and Industrial Society wins commended award in University of Strathclyde 'Images of Research' competition: news story / Images of Research website

Your Family History magazine (March 2013): article by Ben Curtis which appeared in no.38 (March 2013) of Your Family History magazine. For further information, please visit http://www.your-familyhistory.com/
Click here to download the article (PDF)

Swansea University's News Centre: 'Disability and Industrial Society project launches website and events calendar'

Association for Medical Humanities (Autumn 2012): ‘Medical students explore a reflective approach to learning and practice and Swansea continues to flourish as a centre for research in disability history’. Click here to download the article (PDF)

Wellcome History (Summer 2012): Anne Borsay on the nature and scope of the project
Click here to download the article (PDF)

Swansea University’s News Centre: ‘Disability and Industrial Society project results in million pound award’

BBC News Wales: ‘Universities' study looks at coal mining's human cost’