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A wounded WWI German soldier riding a bicycle with two prosthetic arms, held at the Imperial War Museum

This knife and cutting board held at the Museum of Modern Art are designed to meet the needs of disabled people.

A letter from Beethoven talking to a friend about his hearing loss, held at Beethoven Haus

The Snail, by Matisse, is held at the Tate in London and was created by the artist once ill health prevented him from painting

A Paralympics badge from 1992, held at the British Museum

Prosthetic legs, used by Mark Inglis to win a silver medal at the 2000 Paralympics and held at Te Papa museum

Cigarette case held at the V and A and made by Margaret Craver who ran occupational therapy for WW2 vets

FDR’s study, on display at the FDR Library, and including his wheelchair and other items.

I recently visited the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, and was impressed to see the braille, tactile models and virtual access that they provide http://www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark/facilities-access

A polling place designed to be wheelchair accessible, at the Museum of Disability

Painting of a smiling beggar with a club foot held at the Louvre

A Victorian Bath Chair at Tenby Museum, read more about it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/5Wfs5HOZSaOexY_vaHpMRQ

Prosthetic climbing legs used by Mark Ingliss to climb Aoraki, held at Te Papa Museum in New Zealand

Read about the link between the postal service and the blind community here: https://postalheritage.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/the-postal-service-and-the-blind-community/

Signs at Coventry Transport Museum in Makaton, one of many ways the museum is aiming to make itself more accessible: http://www.transport-museum.com/visiting/access_information.aspx