News
Article: 'What to do?' by Vic Finkelstein (2000)
About the Series: The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer... read more »
Article: 'Mainstreaming - The Necessity of Republicanism' by Dick Leaman (1996)
About the series: The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer... read more »
Articles: 'Service Brokerage Parts 1 & 2' by Ken Lumb & 'Service Brokerage - Power to the Pedlars' by Ken Davis (1989)
About the Series: The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer... read more »
Article: Dick Leaman - The Commodity of Care (1990)
About this Series The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer... read more »
Article: Ken Lumb - Telethon, Connecting the Means to the Ends (1992)
About the Series: The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer... read more »
Article: 'Rights or Charity, The Future of Welfare' by Ken Davis (1993)
About This Series: The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer... read more »
Article: ‘The Politics of Independent Living – Keeping the Movement Radical’ by Ken Davis (1984)
About the series: The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer group’... read more »
Article: 'Disability - A Capitalist By-product' by Two UPIAS Members (1981)
About the Series: The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was formed in September 1972, after Paul Hunt wrote letters to different newspapers and magazines asking disabled people to help set up a new organisation. Hunt first suggested that this should be a ‘consumer... read more »
The Big Disability Survey 2022
The Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel has launched the ‘Big Disability Survey 2022’. The survey, which launched on Tuesday 28 June, is targeted at any disabled people who live or work across Greater Manchester and specifically aims to find out your attitudes and feelings... read more »
Activism Past Present and Future Event - Central Library on Wednesday 15 June 4pm - 7pm
The Disabled People's Archive will be at this Festival of Libraries event at Central Library, Manchester on Wednesday 15th June 4-7pm. The theme is Activism: Past, Present and Future, so our collection is perfect! We will have archive items and videos on display to learn more... read more »