Archaeology at the University of Reading have been commissioned by English Heritage to carry out a project looking at disability within the archaeological profession working in close consultation with the Institute for Archaeologists (IfA) as a major stakeholder. The brief is to produce good practice guidelines for the employment of disabled archaeologists in the profession. These are to be based on the good practices already being followed by employers and employees. The guidelines will be published as an IfA Professional Paper.
The project team is looking for participants willing to tell their story, whether this be positive or negative. We are very eager to talk to anyone who has had experiences of disability within archaeology, either at a personal level, with the people they have worked alongside or supervised, interviewed or employed. We are interested in talking to people about all aspects, including the less obvious things such as dyslexia, diabetes, asthma, RSI and so forth. All the information will be used anonymously and presented in such a way that no individual or organisation can be identified. The participants will also be invited to comment on the draft of the guidelines.
If you are interested in participating in this project, please contact:
Dr Tim Phillips
0118 3788293
t.j.phillips@reading.ac.uk
2 responses so far ↓
Geoff Carter // January 22, 2009 at 7:06 pm |
I am not being flippent, but dyslexia really count as a disability these days?
Its is stressful being dyslexic and writing archaeology for a living. I would love to teach, but I would not be confident enough to write on a blackboard !
Geoff Carter // February 11, 2009 at 3:04 pm |
Having been interviewed by Tim for this research, I can only commend his interview technique, and I would encourage anyone in archaeology with disability issues to get in touch.