BCODP Day of Action, London - 1988
About
This day of action was called by the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People (BCODP). It took place in London. Over 1,200 people protested against cuts proposed in the Social Security Act (1988). This photo is from the beginning of the day of action in Kennington Park. People then moved on to the head office of the Department for Health and Social Security (DHSS) in the Elephant and Castle area of London. Known people on the photo: Keith Stephens and Paul Mittler.
Description
A black and white photo. There is a large number of people in a park.
Left of centre is a wheelchair user with a small banner attached to their wheelchair. It has the words ’British Council’ and ‘Of Disabled People’. Between the two lines of writing is a circle. On the outside of the circle it says Disabled People’s International. The letters B C O D P are in the middle with a partially obscured symbol below them.
In the centre of the photo is a man holding a camera to his face, facing forwards.
To the right of centre are Keith Stephens and Paul Mittler.
On the far right is a banner with the visible letters ‘lesbia un n dis’ in very large writing. Above the u is a triangle, under the u are 3 shapes. The banner has tassels at the bottom.
Lobby - Tom Clark Civil Rights Bill, London - 1986
About
This photo shows Alan Mather and friend heading to a rally supporting the Tom Clark Private Members Bill in Trafalgar Square, London. Since the 1980s there were 14 attempts to introduce disabled people’s anti-discrimination legislation with Private Members Bills. Throughout this time there were many lobbies in London in support of these bills.
Description
A black and white photo. In the background is Parliament with the spires and a statue of Oliver Cromwell. On the far right is the open door and platform lift of a minibus. Alan Mather is in mid air on the platform lift, with the bus driver holding the remote control for the lift. Alan is looking at another wheelchair user on the pavement at the bottom left of the photo. There are also 3 passers-by in the photo.
Anti-Apartheid Protest - 1982
About
In 1982 the campaign against the Apartheid regime in South Africa was in full swing all over the world. South African sports competitors were not welcomed, and in some cases, banned from international sports as a means of putting pressure on the South African government to remove apartheid. This protest was organised by ‘Anti-Apartheid’ and ‘Disabled People Against Apartheid’ because a South African delegation was taking part in the Stoke Mandeville Games.
People on the photo left to right
Judith Holman, Keith Stephens, Linda Carrol, and ?.
?, Kevin Hyett, Mark Todd, and ?.
Description
A colour photo.
A group of 11 people are on a grass verge in front of bushes, most are holding placards. Not all the letters on the placards are visible but the words for most are known. Full wording and partial letters visible are described.
There is a red banner in the background with the partial letters ‘Ayl Labo’, a person blocking letters then rty. In the middle is a star either side of a flaming torch with a cross-shaped symbol over the top.
People and placards from left to right:
Judith Holman with a placard saying ‘Disabled People Say No To Apartheid’. Letters di, p sa, Ap are obscured.
The ms of teams is obscured.
Linda Carrol has no placard.
A person with a placard saying ‘Apartheid Disables Disabled People Say No To Apartheid’.
In front of Keith Stephens is a small child holding a placard saying ‘Apartheid Disables Ban All South African Teams’. The d of disables is obscured.
Kevin Hyett is in front of Linda Carrol with a placard saying ‘S. Africa out of Stoke Mandeville’.
Mark Todd, with a placard saying ‘Disabled People Against Apartheid’.
A person with a placard saying ‘equal rights for black S. Africans’. Letters k and ans are obscured.
Anti-austerity March, Manchester - 2015
About
This photo shows part of an anti-austerity march on 4 October 2015. After years of austerity cuts to support and services, a march and rally including trade unions, voluntary sector organisations and many members of the public was held in Manchester to coincide with the start of the Tory Party Conference. Disabled people took part in this march.
Recognisable people
Ruth Malkin holding the placard ‘Disabled Extremist and Proud’; to the left of Ruth and nearer to the camera is Maggie Griffiths’ head. To the right of Maggie is Janet Taylor. To the left of Maggie is Judy Sutherland holding a banner.
Description
A colour photo of a crowd of marchers with their backs to the camera. There are two large banners visible being held in the air.
The banner on the left is green with ‘Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’ in white block capitals. At the bottom is a black square surrounding a red wheelchair user holding up a banner with ‘GMCDP 1985’ in blue block capitals in a yellow square on the left, and a yellow square with the numbers ‘201’ of 2015 visible in blue.
To the right and behind is a larger red banner saying ‘York and District TUC’. The words York and TUC are in yellow, and district is in smaller white block capitals.
Ruth Malkin is holding a placard high in the air saying ‘Disabled extremist and proud’ in title case, white background with alternating purple and green text.
Trike Rally Rochdale - 1977
About
In the 1970s the Invalid Trike (affectionately known as the Noddy Car) was the main form of adapted transport offered to wheelchair users through a government-funded scheme. This rally was in protest against the government’s decision to withdraw all trikes from service and replace the scheme with a new mobility allowance.
This photo is taken outside Rochdale Town Hall. The wheelchair user on the left is Ken Lumb.
Description
A colour photo, with an orange tint.
There is a group of 8 people outside a grand, Victorian-looking building. Two are wheelchair users. A person in the centre of the photo is holding a large placard saying ‘Rochdale Wanted Wheels Not Walls’ in block capitals.
The Vancouver Declaration 1992, Disabled People’s International
About
This Statement was released following the Disabled Peoples’ International Third World Congress in 1992held in Vancouver, Canada. Growing from the first World Congress in 1980, where there were 400 delegates from 53 countries, this congress had over 2,000 delegates from over 100 countries. The congress reaffirmed and expanded on its core demands for disabled people’s full and equal participation in society.
Catalogue No. GB124.G.GMCDP/4/12
Published by Disabled Peoples’ International - 1992
‘The Vancouver Declaration’ Text only Word Document
‘The Vancouver Declaration’ Standard Print PDF
Disability Writes – Pilot Issue
About
This is the pilot issue of a magazine from a national network of disabled people called Disability Writes. The network was for disabled people interested in writing in all forms (fiction, poetry, non-fiction), and existed in the early 1990s. The magazine was intended to be “a magazine committed to supporting campaigns, keeping people in touch with events, activities etc, and a springboard for ideas and debate.” Funding for the feasibility study came from Joseph Rowntree. The intention was for the magazine to become self-financing over time through advertising and subscriptions, but funding for start-up costs could not be found.
Catalogue No. GB124.G.GMCDP/8/5
Published by Disability Writes - July 1992.
‘Disability Writes’ – pilot issue (standard print PDF, partly screen reader accessible)
Disability Wales News - Issue 71, December/January 2006/7
About
Newsletter of Disability Wales - the national association of disability organisations in Wales.
Donated by Brian Hilton.
Published by Disability Wales – December 2006.
‘Disability Wales News’ Issue 71, December/January 2006/7 (standard print PDF, partly screen-reader friendly)
More Together than Ever – Disabled Women’s Experiences, by Lorraine Gradwell
About
This is Lorraine’s MA thesis from 1998.
Donated by Tony Baldwinson.
Catalogue No. GB124.G.GMCDP/4/4
Written by Lorraine Gradwell MBE; published 2018 by TBR Consulting
‘More Together Than Ever': Disabled Women’s Experiences (standard print PDF, screen-reader friendly)
‘More Together Than Ever': Disabled Women’s Experiences (standard print Word document, screen-reader friendly with chapter hyperlinks)
Coalition magazine, February 2010, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People
About
Coalition, the official magazine of the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, aims to act as a forum for debate, analysis, and expression of opinion on all issues relating to disabled people. The theme of this issue was life and death right, linked to debate and proposed legislation around assisted dying.
Text only donated by Linda Marsh.
Catalogue No. GB124.G.GMCDP/11/41 (standard print)
Published by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP – February 2010.
Coalition Magazine Feb 2010 (14 pt PDF, screen reader friendly)
Coalition Magazine Feb 2010 (18 pt PDF, screen reader friendly)
Coalition Magazine Feb 2010 (text only version Microsoft Word document)