1. A Wheelchair History of Disability in Canada By Dorothy-J. Smith International Summit on Accessibility 2014 July 13, 2014 Can We Tell Disability History through an Assistive Device? http://omeka.dhcworks.ca/exhibits/show/wheelchairhistorycanada

2. Disability Histories / D-J. Smith July 13, 2014 2 Questions Encourage visitors to question the wheelchair: –enabler or restraint? –sophisticated or simple? –normalized body, failed body, or heroic body? http://omeka.dhcworks.ca/exhibits/show/wheelchairhistorycanada A Wheelchair History of Disability in Canada

3. Disability Histories / D-J. Smith July 13, 2014 3 http://omeka.dhcworks.ca/exhibits/show/wheelchairhistorycanada

4. Disability Histories / D-J. Smith July 13, 2014 4 http://omeka.dhcworks.ca/exhibits/show/wheelchairhistorycanada

5. Disability Histories / D-J. Smith July 13, 2014 5 Conclusions Using a material artifact helps trace the Interconnections between -Medical -Social -Technology http://omeka.dhcworks.ca/exhibits/show/wheelchairhistorycanada A Wheelchair History of Disability in Canada

6. Disability Histories / D-J. Smith July 13, 2014 6 Thank you Canada Science and Technology Museum Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History Cumberland Heritage Village Museum West Hants Historical Society New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame Callow Wheelchair Bus Foundation Carleton Centre for Public History http://omeka.dhcworks.ca/exhibits/show/wheelchairhistorycanada A Wheelchair History of Disability in Canada