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Block Telethon: A Summary by Kirstie Stage

The Block Telethon protests of 1990 and 1992 marked two pivotal points in British disability activism. Led by disabled people, including groups such as Rights Not Charity, Block Telethon was a campaign against the charity fundraiser Telethon. The television programme, which was initially launched by Thames Television in London, sought to raise millions of pounds for major disability charities...

Article: 'Laying the Ghost of Welfare Paternalism' by Ken Davis (c. 1990)

Celebrating UPIAS's 50th Anniversary: Part 10

Article: 'Defining the Disabled Underclass' by Ken Davis (date unknown)

Celebrating UPIAS's 50th Anniversary: Part 9

Article: 'What to do?' by Vic Finkelstein (2000)

Celebrating UPIAS's 50th Anniversary: Part 8

Article: 'Mainstreaming - The Necessity of Republicanism' by Dick Leaman (1996)

Celebrating UPIAS's 50th Anniversary: Part 7

Articles: 'Service Brokerage Parts 1 & 2' by Ken Lumb & 'Service Brokerage - Power to the Pedlars' by Ken Davis (1989)

Celebrating UPIAS's 50th Anniversary: Part 6

Article: Dick Leaman - The Commodity of Care (1990)

Celebrating UPIAS's 50th Anniversary: Part 5

Article: Ken Lumb - Telethon, Connecting the Means to the Ends (1992)

Celebrating UPIAS's 50th Anniversary: Part 4