Lives: Reimagined
Sat, 23 Nov
|Edinburgh
Sasha Saben Callaghan's 'Lives: Reimagined' project explores the experiences of some of the disabled 'inmates' of the poorhouses which used to serve the Granton area, St Cuthbert's, North Leith and South Leith, and imagines a very different life for the 'pauper' occupants.
Time & Location
23 Nov 2024, 11:00 – 16:00
Edinburgh, Madelvic House, Granton Park Ave, Edinburgh EH5 1HS, UK
About the event
The theme for Disability History Month Scotland 2024 is 'Disabled People: Livelihood and Employment'.
Disability has been seen for many years as synonymous with non-employment or unemployment.
This of course is not true. Disabled people have always sought a means of surviving whether in begging, employment or on welfare or charity.
Sasha Saben Callaghan's 'Lives: Reimagined' project explores the experiences of some of the disabled 'inmates' of the poorhouses which used to serve the Granton area, St Cuthbert's, North Leith and South Leith, and imagines a very different life for the 'pauper' occupants.