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International Day of Disabled People Birmingham poster, 2004
About This poster is publicising an event celebrating International Day of Disabled People (IDDP) in Birmingham in 2004. The International Day of Disabled People is on 3 December every year. It's official name is the United Nations Day of... read more »
Postcard: Isn't she cute? 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 »
Disabled People Bite postcard 1995
About This postcard was produced in 1995, by a group of young disabled people taking part in a cartoon animation project in Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’s Young Disabled People’s Resource Centre. The images are stills from the ‘Disability is…’ cartoon... read more »
Poster: Manchester People First - Women’s Group
About This poster is advertising a women’s group run by Manchester People First. We are currently unable to date the poster. Manchester People First is an organisation of and for people with learning difficulties. The Manchester branch was set up in 1992 and runs courses and... read more »
Poster: Take Action Now, ‘Go To The Edge’
About This poster is one of a set of four looking at positive imagery and identity. The set was produced by GMCDP’s Young Disabled People’s Forum around 1998 in both A4 and A2 sizes. Catalogue: A4 GB124.G.GMCDP/6/52; A2 GB124.G.GMCDP/15/4. Description This poster is landscape oriented with a red... read more »
Postcard : Save The Independent Living Fund - 2014
About In 2014 this postcard was used as part of the ongoing campaign being fought by disabled individuals and organisations to stop the government’s planned closure of the Independent Living Fund. Despite initial victories in the courts, the fund was closed in 2015. Catalogue: GB124.G.GMCDP/4/38. Description This is... read more »
Postcard: Out Of Place - 2003
About This postcard promotes the launch of Lois Keith’s book ‘Out of Place’. The book is about a disabled child who fled the Nazi regime on the Kindertransport during the 2nd world war. ‘Out of Place’ was written after Lois Keith won the Sue Napolitano Award... read more »
Postcard: Young Disabled People Do It Too – 1998
About This is one of a set of 5 postcards. In 1998 a young disabled people’s project in Chester collaborated with cartoonist Angela Martin to create this series of postcards. They explore and challenge stereotypes about disabled people’s sexuality. Catalogue: GB124.G.GMCDP/6/47. Description A colour, landscape oriented A6 postcard. “Young... read more »
Poster: Accessibility 98
About In 1998 Manchester City Council hosted an open day, ‘Information & Communication Technology’. The event was in Manchester Town Hall. There were information stalls, practical demonstrations and presentations. Description A cream coloured A4 landscape oriented poster. Across the top of the poster are four simple illustrations,... read more »
Poster: Sign Language Interpreting Service, South Africa
About This is a poster from South Africa advertising a Sign Language Interpreting Service. It was produced by the Deaf Federation of South Africa. It may have arrived in the UK when two young women from Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People visited South Africa... read more »