Postcard: They've put me in a home, Are We Taking the Dis?, 2005
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Postcard: They've put me in a home, Are We Taking the Dis?, 2005

Are we taking the dis postcard

About 

The Disability Rights Commission ran the ‘Are we taking the dis?’ campaign in 2005 to raise awareness of discrimination against disabled people. The national campaign ran for 6 weeks and cost £1.2million. The Disability Rights Commission website received 535% more hits because of the campaign.  

Image description 

Left side reads “I'm disabled, so they've put me in a home. I'm 29. Disabled people have no right of appeal if they don't want to live in an institution."

Underneath is a yellow logo that reads “Are we taking the dis?” 

Bottom right text reads “Have your say at disabilitydebate.org” and “Disability Rights Commission”.  

Right side is an image of a young person playing cards at a table with older people. 

References

IPA | Disability Rights Commission: Are we taking the Dis?

DRC chief attacks lazy attitude over disability - Personnel Today