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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 »
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: 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 »
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: 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 »
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 »
T-shirt: BCODP DPI
About This T-shirt is from joint work between the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People (BCODP) and Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI). Description A white T-shirt. In the centre is a red stylised globe surrounded by 7 broken red stripes stretching outwards in different directions. Wrapped around... read more »
T-shirt: Deaf Power
About This Deaf Power T-shirt is from campaigns for Deaf People’s rights. There is a strong history of Deaf people campaigning for rights, promoting the value of, and pride in, Deaf people’s culture. Description A white T-shirt with an image in red. Two circles, one inside the other. The... read more »