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Physical Disabilities Collection

"Physical disabilities encompass a wide range of conditions that can impact an individual's mobility, dexterity, or sensory abilities

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Homeless people expelled from a town (engraving)

Homeless people expelled from a town (engraving)
8626660 Homeless people expelled from a town (engraving) by Muyden, Henri van (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeless people expelled from a town, Switzerland)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master, before 1880 (oil on fabric)

Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master, before 1880 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879766 Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master, before 1880 (oil on fabric) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 108x90 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Badge, Belle, Bench, Blind, Block, Block, Board, Brace, Brace, Bread, Break, Brick (engraving)

Badge, Belle, Bench, Blind, Block, Block, Board, Brace, Brace, Bread, Break, Brick (engraving)
8651805 Badge, Belle, Bench, Blind, Block, Block, Board, Brace, Brace, Bread, Break, Brick (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Badge, Belle, Bench)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Representation of the Greek poet Homere (7th century BC) with his guide. 19th century

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)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Les GUEUX- aveugle et son compagnon engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635)

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

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Nicholas Saunderson

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

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Blind guests arriving at St Phillips Institute for afternoon tea, 1850

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)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: A blind woman, 1850

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)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Blind women looks out of her window, 1882

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)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Modes: Major and Minor - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools

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)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

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)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Isaac blesses Jacob, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870

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

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Greece, Chania, Crete: Katotiana, animated scene, a blind walking in the street, 1908

Greece, Chania, Crete: Katotiana, animated scene, a blind walking in the street, 1908
LUX4764607 Greece, Chania, Crete: Katotiana, animated scene, a blind walking in the street, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: Katotiana, animated scene, a blind walking in the street)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Printing Key Frame, by which the Blind may Write (engraving)

Printing Key Frame, by which the Blind may Write (engraving)
8661537 Printing Key Frame, by which the Blind may Write (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Printing Key Frame, by which the Blind may Write)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Nerves damaged by war (litho)

Nerves damaged by war (litho)
8664192 Nerves damaged by war (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nerves damaged by war)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Ss Peter and John healing the cripple (colour litho)

Ss Peter and John healing the cripple (colour litho)
8670531ss Peter and John healing the cripple (colour litho) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.:ss Peter and John healing the cripple)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: The blind and the paralytic, 19th century (illustration)

The blind and the paralytic, 19th century (illustration)
8822189 The blind and the paralytic, 19th century (illustration) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: The Blinding of Elymas, 1515 (painting)

The Blinding of Elymas, 1515 (painting)
3481091 The Blinding of Elymas, 1515 (painting); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: The Blinding of Elymas (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) 1515

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Blind man's bluff, society people, historical wood engraving, about 1897

Blind man's bluff, society people, historical wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414495 Blind man's bluff, society people, historical wood engraving, about 1897; UIG

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Letter I: War invalid, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)

Letter I: War invalid, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204097 Letter I: War invalid, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas. Chromolithographs on tissue

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: La Baionnette, Satirical in Colours, 1915_11_18: War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia

La Baionnette, Satirical in Colours, 1915_11_18: War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia
ICA4933725 La Baionnette, Satirical in Colours, 1915_11_18: War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Belligerants and Symbols - Verite (Allegory of) - Illustration by Pierre E

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Anysis concealed in the marshes of the delta. Anysis, blind king of Egypt

Anysis concealed in the marshes of the delta. Anysis, blind king of Egypt
6867223 Anysis concealed in the marshes of the delta. Anysis, blind king of Egypt, he was deposed by Sabacos and after hiding in marshland for fifty years, returned to power

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: A cripple making penny wooden toys, 1850

A cripple making penny wooden toys, 1850
3478385 A cripple making penny wooden toys, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a cripple making penny wooden toys, while minding children of other tenants of the home)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: A sting alphabet for the blind, 1850

A sting alphabet for the blind, 1850
3478670 A sting alphabet for the blind, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a string alphabet for the blind. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Various methods of writing for the blind, 1850

Various methods of writing for the blind, 1850
3478664 Various methods of writing for the blind, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting various methods of writing for the blind. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Francis Huber (1750-c1831)

Francis Huber (1750-c1831)
864448 Francis Huber (1750-c1831); (add.info.: Francis Huber (1750-c1831) the blind Swiss naturalist, studied the habits of bees with the aid of his servant

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Children of the rich in London entertaining disabled children in hospital (litho)

Children of the rich in London entertaining disabled children in hospital (litho)
8672125 Children of the rich in London entertaining disabled children in hospital (litho) by Flere, H. H. (19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Cradle, Cradle, Crawfish, Crayon, Crevice, Cripple, Crosiers, Cross-bill, Cross-bow, Crossing

Cradle, Cradle, Crawfish, Crayon, Crevice, Cripple, Crosiers, Cross-bill, Cross-bow, Crossing, Cross-road
8650042 Cradle, Cradle, Crawfish, Crayon, Crevice, Cripple, Crosiers, Cross-bill, Cross-bow, Crossing, Cross-road, Crow-bar (engraving) by German School

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Mat Weaving (engraving)

Mat Weaving (engraving)
8643491 Mat Weaving (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mat Weaving. Illustration for The Quiver (1889).); © Look and Learn

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Legs prosthesis intended for the poor and beggars. Engraving from a work on the amputations of

Legs prosthesis intended for the poor and beggars. Engraving from a work on the amputations of the members of
FGL5487545 Legs prosthesis intended for the poor and beggars. Engraving from a work on the amputations of the members of the French surgeon Ambroise Pare (1509-1590). 1551.; Fototeca Gilardi

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: A deaf-mute child learning to speak, 1850

A deaf-mute child learning to speak, 1850
3478641 A deaf-mute child learning to speak, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a deaf-mute child learning to speak by practising tongue and lip exercises in front of the mirror)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Mr & Mrs Kinsey, 1850

Mr & Mrs Kinsey, 1850
3478637 Mr & Mrs Kinsey, 1850; (add.info.: Illustrated portraits of Mr & Mrs Kinsey who both worked to help deaf-mutes. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Letter I J and M: Invalid Guere and Juggler, Mere Michele and Pere Lustucru (popular song)

Letter I J and M: Invalid Guere and Juggler, Mere Michele and Pere Lustucru (popular song)
DUV4204102 Letter I J and M: Invalid Guere and Juggler, Mere Michele and Pere Lustucru (popular song), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: The blind poet, Milton, dictating his greatest work 'Paradise Lost' (litho)

The blind poet, Milton, dictating his greatest work "Paradise Lost" (litho)
8673454 The blind poet, Milton, dictating his greatest work "Paradise Lost" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The blind poet, Milton)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Tobias with Archangel Raphael who helped him catch fish which would miraculously cure his father's

Tobias with Archangel Raphael who helped him catch fish which would miraculously cure his father's eyesight
534341 Tobias with Archangel Raphael who helped him catch fish which would miraculously cure his father's eyesight, 1865 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Oedipus and Antigone (engraving)

Oedipus and Antigone (engraving)
8634982 Oedipus and Antigone (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oedipus and Antigone. Illustration from Hellas)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Asylum for Idiots, Redhill, Surrey (engraving)

Asylum for Idiots, Redhill, Surrey (engraving)
8676353 Asylum for Idiots, Redhill, Surrey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asylum for Idiots, Redhill, Surrey)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Patients and staff outside Gifford House, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo)

Patients and staff outside Gifford House, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676042 Patients and staff outside Gifford House, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patients and staff outside Gifford House)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_13

La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_13: Barbarism and cholera morbus entering Europe - War
ICA4930707 La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1831_10_13: Barbarism and cholera morbus entering Europe - War, Russia, Europe, Poland, Barbaria/Kultur

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician

Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician
ELD4898378 Representation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician, under house arrest and completely blind, receiving the assistance of Dino I, Vincenzo Viviani

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: The curing of Tobias, c.1600-50 (oil on canvas)

The curing of Tobias, c.1600-50 (oil on canvas)
8682968 The curing of Tobias, c.1600-50 (oil on canvas) by Bellis, Antonio de (c.1616-c.1656); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Something to the poor blind man. You have to have pity on your neighbour

Something to the poor blind man. You have to have pity on your neighbour, even when you have to complain about it
DUV4222319 Something to the poor blind man. You have to have pity on your neighbour, even when you have to complain about it, c.1830 (engraving); 16x12 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet fun. J)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Medicine. Valentin Hauy, founder of the first school for the blind, 1786

Medicine. Valentin Hauy, founder of the first school for the blind, 1786. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print)
3433710 Medicine. Valentin Hauy, founder of the first school for the blind, 1786. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Medecine. Imagerie, France, debut 20eme. Coll. Part. Medicine)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Blind guests arriving at St Phillips Institute for afternoon tea, 1850

Blind guests arriving at St Phillips Institute for afternoon tea, 1850
3478681 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)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638774 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Homeward bound, gone lame (colour litho)

Homeward bound, gone lame (colour litho)
8635664 Homeward bound, gone lame (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeward bound, gone lame. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: 'Blind' parcels, Mount Pleasant (litho)

"Blind" parcels, Mount Pleasant (litho)
8649483 "Blind" parcels, Mount Pleasant (litho) by Somerfield, Thomas (1876-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Blind" parcels, Mount Pleasant)

Background imagePhysical Disabilities Collection: Kiss, Kite, Kite, Knit, Knob, Knot, Knot, Lace, Lake, Lamb, Lame, Lamp (engraving)

Kiss, Kite, Kite, Knit, Knob, Knot, Knot, Lace, Lake, Lamb, Lame, Lamp (engraving)
8649999 Kiss, Kite, Kite, Knit, Knob, Knot, Knot, Lace, Lake, Lamb, Lame, Lamp (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kiss, Kite, Kite, Knit, Knob)




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"Physical disabilities encompass a wide range of conditions that can impact an individual's mobility, dexterity, or sensory abilities. Regardless of the specific impairment, one thing remains clear: the human spirit and determination to overcome challenges are unyielding. Each person with a physical disability faces unique barriers, but with the right resources, support, and attitude, they can lead fulfilling and independent lives. Let's celebrate the resilience and strength of those living with physical disabilities, and work together to create a more inclusive and accessible world for all."