Disabled persons
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Archives of the Disability Resource Centre, 1989 - 2004
The category - Student administration and support records - comprises records relating to student admissions at all levels, graduate students, visiting senior scholars, student careers advice and welfare, together with the records of clubs and societies.
Correspondence about Artsline, 1983 - 1985
Artsline is an information service on disabled access to arts venues in London.
Disabled, 1983-12 - 1992-03
Correspondence with individuals including Thomas Clarke [health and social security (personal social services) spokesman], and cuttings on Labour’s policy for people with disabilities, particularly relating to the Severe Disablement Allowance and the Social Security Act and Disabled Persons Act, 1986.
Disabled, 1986-03 - 1987-07
Briefings, cuttings and consultation papers on the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Bill, 1986.
Disabled Person’s Act, 1991-08 - 1991-10
Correspondence on disabled policies, with speech notes from a visit to a Deaf Accord awards ceremony.
Motability, 1977-12 - 1989-10
Briefings and correspondence on a voluntary organisation supplying vehicles to recipients of the Mobility Allowance, including their lead-free petrol campaign.
Opening of new offices of the Mobility Trust, 1988-06
Briefing and speech notes for NK’s visit to the Trust (founded to develop and fund special road vehicles for severely disabled people).
Records relating to Bridget's, the hostel for students with severe disabilities, 1988 - 2005
Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1984-10 - 1984-12
Subjects include: the bombing of the Grand Hotel, Brighton [Sussex]; the miners’ strike; a tribute to Indira Gandhi, Oct 84; the Fabian Society; policies for the disabled; economic policy.
Speeches, speech notes, press releases and articles, 1994-01 - 1994-11
Visit to Motorfair, 1989-10
Briefing for NK’s visit as patron of the Motability scheme [a voluntary organisation supplying vehicles to recipients of the Mobility Allowance, and campaigning for lead-free petrol].