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Commemorative Stamps: International Year of Disabled People 1981
About The United Nations set 1981 as the International Year of Disabled People. These commemorative stamps, sold by Royal Mail, were designed by John Gibbs Description A presentation wallet of stamps. On the left, the outside of the wallet has a brown background with white writing: ‘The... 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 »
Disabled Persons Discretionary Parking Permit
About The disabled persons discretionary parking permit, which used to be called the Orange Badge, is what came before the current permit, known as the Blue Badge. It is used to show that someone is entitled to park in a designated parking space or other... read more »
Disabled Person’s Registration Certificate 1968
About This is a card giving proof of being registered as a disabled person. Personal details have been blocked out. Under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944, the Government set up a Disabled Persons Employment Register. Employers with 20 or more employees were required to... read more »
Flyer: Independence Festival – 1997
About The Independence Festivals were the first national festivals of disabled people's art and culture in the UK. They ran each year from 1997 to 2001. The first three were in Manchester, then Birmingham in 2000 and Leeds in 2001. Description This A5 flyer is portrait oriented... read more »
Handcuff: ADAPT Protest, USA - 1998
About Non-violent Direct Action has been a necessary and important tactic used by disabled people to draw much needed media and government attention to our exclusion from many aspects of society. This half of a handcuff was used in October 1998, to attach a protestor... 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 »
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 »
Manchester Town Hall step free link bridge, late 1980s
About In the late 1980s the Disabled People's Steering Group (made of Disabled People's Organisations active in the City of Manchester) prioritised accessibility to the key civic buildings in the City especially the Town Hall and Central Library. This showed that even listed buildings of... read more »
Not Dead Yet Protest November 2014
About Empty wheelchairs and shoes were placed outside Parliament in November 2014 by disabled protestors led by Not Dead Yet UK. The protestors were opposed to the Assisted Dying Bill which considered legalising assisted suicide. Disabled people fear that legalising assisted suicide puts their lives... read more »