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Postcard: They've put me in a home, Are We Taking the Dis?, 2005
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... read more »
Independence Festival 1998 ticket
About The Independence Festivals were annual national events from 1997 to 2001 celebrating disabled people’s lives and culture. The first 3 were held in Manchester, followed by Birmingham in 2000 and Leeds in 2001. The festivals in Manchester were held in Albert Square and the... read more »
Postcard: Mum and Dad have Learning Disabilities, Are We Taking the Dis?, 2005
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... read more »
Postcard: I Earn Less Than My Colleagues, Are We Taking the Dis?, 2005
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... read more »
Poster: Independence Festival 1999
About The Independence Festivals were annual national events from 1997 to 2001 celebrating disabled people’s lives and culture. The first 3 were held in Manchester, followed by Birmingham in 2000 and Leeds in 2001. The festivals in Manchester were held in Albert Square and the... read more »
Postcard: I'm not special, Independence Festival 1997
About This postcard is one of a set of four designed by Brian Hilton and produced for the Independence Festival held in Manchester in 1997. Image Description The postcard is landscape A6 size with a lilac background. Across the top... read more »
Postcard: Susan always knew, Disabled Lesbian Group, 2002
About In the early 2000s, a group of disabled lesbian and bisexual women regularly met in Manchester. They gained funding in 2002 to run workshops looking at the experiences of disabled lesbians and bisexual women. From these workshops a set of 4 postcards was created. This postcard... read more »
Postcard: Independence Festival: Not my carer, 1997
About This postcard is one of a set of 4 designed by Brian Hilton and produced for the Independence Festival held in Manchester in 1997. Image Description The postcard is landscape A6 size. It has a lilac background.read more »
Postcard: No love...you want next door, Disabled Lesbian Group, 2002
About In the early 2000s, a group of disabled lesbian and bisexual women regularly met in Manchester. They gained funding in 2002 to run workshops looking at the experiences of disabled lesbian and bisexual women. From these workshops a set of 4 postcards was created. This postcard... read more »
Postcard: Mum I'm a lesbian, Disabled Lesbian Group 2002
About In the early 2000s, a group of disabled lesbians and bisexual women regularly met in Manchester. They gained funding in 2002 to run workshops looking at the experiences of disabled lesbians and bisexual women. From these workshops a set of 4 postcards was created. This postcard... read more »