Care for the disabled
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Papers relating to early provision for disabled students and staff, 1989 - 2004
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/DRC 1
Scope and Contents
Include records relating to Bridget's, the hostel for students with severe disabilities, such as papers of the Educational Advisory Group, 1989-90, and its sucessors the Professional Advisory Committee, 1990-2, and Bridget's House Committee, 1992-6. Also include minutes and papers of the Disability Advisory Committee.
Dates:
1989 - 2004
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Fonds
Records relating to Bridget's, the hostel for students with severe disabilities, 1988 - 2005
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/BRID
Scope and Contents
Founded by Professor Margaret Spufford, Bridget's Hostel opened in October 1991 with the aim of providing a supportive environment and 24 hour care to enable up to seven severely disabled students to study in Cambridge, at the University, Anglia Polytechnic University or other Higher and Further Education institutions. Funds for Bridget's Appeal which purchased the lease of a suitable building and covered refurbishment, were provided by donations from the Colleges, Trusts and other...
Dates:
1988 - 2005
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).