Disability Collection

Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex
The administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Aerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for

Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame from the book by Victor Hugo. Original Artwork: Illustrator - Antoine Wiertz of Brussels (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sign language using a single hand, 1800s
Single-handed alphabet in sign language, used in the US, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Children with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air

Deaf Cyclist
This cyclist is wearing a sandwich board reading beware, I am deaf

Dyslexia treatment
MODEL RELEASED. Dyslexia treatment. Dyslexic girl wearing yellow glasses while reading. These filters improve the function of the brain cells concerned with visual perception

No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire
Rear view of the entrance to the No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Reading Union Workhouse. Several uniformed soldiers can be seen, one on crutches

John Grooms Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission. Blind and Crippled Girls making artificial flowers. John Grooms vision for orphaned and disabled girls

Galileo and his daughter Maria Celeste
Galilei Galileo (1564-1642), Italian physicist and astronomer, being guided by his daughter Maria Celeste (1600-1634), a nun

Crowds at the Chicago worlds fair at night
Columbian Exposition visitors strolling along the midway at night, Chicago 1893. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Sir Douglas Bader playing golf
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982), RAF pilot during the Second World War despite having lost both legs in a crash in 1931

Cupid's hunting fields, 1880 (oil on canvas)
930319 Cupid's hunting fields, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Blind news dealer, John Martie, at his stand at the south end of the Municipal Building
5890540 Blind news dealer, John Martie, at his stand at the south end of the Municipal Building, New York, 1926 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); Museum of the City of New York

Their Evening Hymn, 1892. Artist: Margaret Isabel Dicksee
Their Evening Hymn, 1892. A young girl, wearing a pinafore over her dress, sits at a keyboard playing to her aged grandmother

"Oedipe et Antigone"La jeune fille aide son vieux pere aveugle a marcher
FIA5352169 " Oedipe et Antigone" La jeune fille aide son vieux pere aveugle a marcher. Peinture de Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Brioullov) (1799-1852) 1821 State Art Museum, Tyumen by Briullov

John Baggridge; commonly called Jack Double-head (w / c on paper)
3504920 John Baggridge; commonly called Jack Double-head (w/c on paper) by Dempsey, John Church (c.1803-77); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: portrait of the Bristol character)

The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Creator: John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Two girls, the elder one blind and with a concertina in her lap, rest by a wayside stream after rain

Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Aerial view of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Caterham in Surrey. The Asylum, with its twin at Leavesden, was established by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide care for Londons

Luigi Groto, Italian poet
Luigi Groto (1541-1585), Italian poet. The circular Italian inscription gives his name, calls him the blind man of Hadria (referring to Adria, northern Italy)

Tony Blackburn at home with his sister Jacqueline. 3rd September 1980

Engraving depicting blind inmates of the Stepney Workhouse, 19th century
5308695 Engraving depicting blind inmates of the Stepney Workhouse, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting blind inmates of the Stepney Workhouse)

A braille typewriter
5311977 A braille typewriter; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a braille typewriter. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Statue Of Peeping Tom Of Coventry. Legend Tells That A Man Named Tom Watched Lady Godiva Ride Naked Through The
UIG5420267 A Statue Of Peeping Tom Of Coventry. Legend Tells That A Man Named Tom Watched Lady Godiva Ride Naked Through The Streets Of Coventry And Was Struck Blind

Music teacher at a home for blind children, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888
UIG5414415 Music teacher at a home for blind children, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

Jesus Healing a Paralytic (miniature)
FGL5456523 Jesus Healing a Paralytic (miniature); Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany; (add.info.: miniature from the Gospel of Hitda, Cologne school, 11th century, Landesbibliothek)

A blind fiddler and an organ grinder in a London street
5310173 A blind fiddler and an organ grinder in a London street; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a blind fiddler and an 'Italian' organ grinder in a London street)

Criminals and police
5616129 Criminals and police; (add.info.: Cartoon satirizing criminals carrying out their activates, unseen by a blindfolded policeman. 19th Century. 01/01/1875); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Fantasy photo showing a blind violinist playing music at the door of a building
LUX4818010 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Fantasy photo showing a blind violinist playing music at the door of a building, 1862; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Guerison of the blind-ne who rinses his eyes from the mud applied by Jesus
ELD4949143 Guerison of the blind-ne who rinses his eyes from the mud applied by Jesus, in the Siloe reservoir (Healing the man blind from birth)

Character of the Bible: An old Hebrew man blind with his daughter who can represent Tobit or the miracle of Christ
NWI4877555 Character of the Bible: An old Hebrew man blind with his daughter who can represent Tobit or the miracle of Christ

CRUZ VAZQUEZ, Manual of the (1750-1792). " Ciego con la guitarra y el perro" (Blindman with guitar and dog)
CUL4869861 CRUZ VAZQUEZ, Manual of the (1750-1792). " Ciego con la guitarra y el perro" (Blindman with guitar and dog)

Representation of the Greek poet Homere (7th century BC) with his guide. 19th century
ELD4898478 Representation of the Greek poet Homere (7th century BC) with his guide. 19th century (engraving from "Les grandes infortunes" by Changer et Spont)

Les GUEUX- aveugle et son compagnon engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)
JEB4889619 Les GUEUX- aveugle et son compagnon engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13,9x8,7 Collection privee.; (add.info)

France: South of France, a soldier who seems blind reading braille accompanied by a standing soldier poses in front of
LUX4777257 France: South of France, a soldier who seems blind reading braille accompanied by a standing soldier poses in front of a painted decor held by 2 half camouflees women, 1920 - regiment 3

Merchants itinerant on the boulevards, a salesman of herbal tea with his barrel on his back, a blind man with his dog
FLO4718498 Merchants itinerant on the boulevards, a salesman of herbal tea with his barrel on his back, a blind man with his dog

Nicholas Saunderson
3478687 Nicholas Saunderson; (add.info.: Portrait of Nicholas Saunderson (1682-1739) a blind English scientist and mathematician. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The blind man being visited by death
3478685 The blind man being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the blind man being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Blind guests arriving at St Phillips Institute for afternoon tea, 1850
3478672 Blind guests arriving at St Phillips Institute for afternoon tea, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting blind guests arriving at St. Phillips Institute for afternoon tea)

A blind woman, 1850
3478667 A blind woman, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting blind woman learning to read at the London Society for Teaching Reading to the Blind)

The teaching of a deaf-mute child, 1850
3478644 The teaching of a deaf-mute child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the teaching of a deaf-mute child to speak)

The Kindergarten in the Rev Dr William Stainer's home, 1850
3478638 The Kindergarten in the Rev Dr William Stainer's home, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the Kindergarten in the Rev. Dr William Stainer's home for deaf children)

Blind women looks out of her window, 1882
3479054 Blind women looks out of her window, 1882; (add.info.: Temptress looking out of her garret window onto Smokey surroundings, cheered only by the song of the linnet which, being blind)

Modes: Major and Minor - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219801 Modes: Major and Minor - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220244 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Isaac blesses Jacob, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870
UIG5413210 Isaac blesses Jacob, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870; UIG.

Lemming, hamster, songar rat, blind mole-rat, perfuming shrew (muskrat), and elephant shrew Lemmus lemmus
5856444 Lemming, hamster, songar rat, blind mole-rat, perfuming shrew (muskrat), and elephant shrew Lemmus lemmus, Cricetus cricetus, Mus songarus, Spalax microphthalmus, Ondatra zibethicus

A young girl looking after her old mother, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835149 A young girl looking after her old mother, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: A young girl, Jeanne Parelle)

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"Embracing Diversity: Celebrating the Triumphs of Disability" In the heart of Brentwood, Essex, lies Highwood Hospital, a sanctuary that has witnessed countless stories of resilience and triumph over adversity. From Quasimodo's indomitable spirit to the inspiring achievements at Highwood School, this community stands as a testament to the power of determination. Meet the Deaf Cyclist who defies all odds with his unwavering passion for cycling. His story reminds us that disabilities are not limitations but opportunities for greatness. Witnessing him conquer challenges is truly awe-inspiring. At Highwood Hospital, innovative dyslexia treatments have transformed lives by unlocking hidden potential in those struggling with reading and writing. This groundbreaking approach paves the way for brighter futures and shattered barriers. Travel back in time to witness an extraordinary individual using sign language with a single hand during the 1800s – a true pioneer whose legacy still resonates today. Their courage paved the way for inclusivity and understanding. No discussion about disability would be complete without acknowledging No. 1 War Hospital in Reading, Berkshire - where heroes were born amidst chaos and pain. The strength displayed within these walls serves as a reminder that even amidst darkness, light can prevail. Their Evening Hymn echoes through time; Margaret Isabel Dicksee's poignant artwork captures both vulnerability and strength within individuals facing physical challenges head-on. It serves as an eternal tribute to their unyielding spirit. The John Grooms Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission symbolize compassion at its finest – providing support and care to those society often overlooks or underestimates. These organizations remind us that everyone deserves love, respect, and equal opportunities. Galileo's bond with his daughter Maria Celeste transcended her physical limitations; it was through their connection that he discovered new realms of knowledge while nurturing her intellect despite societal expectations. Finally, imagine being surrounded by crowds at night in the vibrant atmosphere of the Chicago World's Fair.