Victims of a Nazi-led killing programme that targeted people with disabilities will be recognised in a new exhibition.
Dr Helen Atherton, a lecturer and nurse historian at the University of Leeds, has painstakingly reconstructed the lives of the British-born victims of Aktion T4 in her project ‘Finding Ivy – A Life Worthy of Life’.
Aktion T4 was guided by the belief that certain people were ‘unworthy of life’ and an economic burden on society.
Dr Atherton's research will be showcased in an exhibition in the University’s Parkinson Court from 17-21 June 2025, with an expert panel discussion in the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre on 19 June.