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The Portrait of a Disabled Man from the 16th century - Gazes at the history of people with disabilities

There is a documentary about the participatory project โ€œThe Portrait of a Disabled Man from the 16th century - Gazes at the history of people with disabilitiesโ€ on youtube.

Running time: 45 min, release date: 2008, with visual description and audio description at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIsyJMoVwVQ

Content: A painting from the 16th century that has not yet been taken notice of is the starting point of an extraordinary project. Gazes at women and men with disabilities from the early modern times up until today โ€“ how can they be interpreted scientifically and artistically? How can women and men with disabilities contribute their knowledge to this today?

Project: The documentary is a product of a participatory action research project. Project partners: โ€œIndependent Living Innsbruck/Austria โ€œ, โ€œInstitute of Educational Sciences, University of Innsbruckโ€ and โ€œCollection Ambras Castle, Innsbruck, Museum of Art History, Viennaโ€.

More information: http://bidok.uibk.ac.at/projekte/bildnis/index.html.en

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Source: Institute for Educational Sciences, University of Innsbruck
When: 21/8/2013

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