Ephemera
Flyer: Children In Need protest – 1993
About This leaflet was given out on Friday 28 November 1993, when members of GMCDP and UNISON's Disabled Members Group disrupted a live BBC outside broadcast in Albert Square, Manchester. It was objecting to ‘Children In Need’ and their negative portrayal of disabled people. Catalogue: GB124.G.GMCDP/4/28. Description This... read more »
Flyer: Call to Action Live Independently - 1993
About This flyer is advertising a rally on 5 May 1993 in Manchester. GMCDP members took to the streets to protest about the introduction of a ceiling on community care costs. The new measures meant that anyone whose care cost more than £500 would be... read more »
Flyer: ‘Would This Man Frighten Your Children’ - 1988
About On 25 January 1988, Granada Television’s headquarters in Manchester were picketed by disabled protestors after the company overturned a decision to cast disabled actor Nabil Shaban in a children’s television drama. The image is a flyer used at the protest. Description The flyer is portrait oriented on... 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 »