Photographs
2000, July, BSL Recognition March, London
About This photo shows staff and members of Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’s Young Disabled People’s Forum being interviewed by the media. The photo shows the group at the rally on 8 July in Trafalgar Square, London, following a march calling for the recognition of... read more »
1999 Independence Festival Manchester
About This photo, from 3 July 1999, shows the band Heart n’ Soul performing on stage in Albert Square during the afternoon of the Independence Festival. A British Sign Language Interpreter and audio technicians are also on the stage with the band. Identifiable people Keith Stephens walking... read more »
1994 Dale Street, Liverpool
About This demonstration was held on Dale Street in Liverpool. It was highlighting the lack of designated parking facilities for disabled people in the city centre. Identified people. Alan Holdsworth on the ground. To the far left of the photo are disabled activists Lynn Warburton and... read more »
1994 Leeds Train Station Sensory Garden Protest
About In 1994 a sensory garden was created at the side of Leeds train station. The opening was performed by celebrity Jimmy Saville. This photo is from the opening. Disabled people were protesting because money had been spent creating a garden while the train station... read more »
1991 Children in Need, Leeds
About This protest was outside the BBC Studio in Leeds. It was in opposition to the Children in Need event, part of which was being filmed in the studio. Children in Need is an annual fund-raising event organised by the BBC. Disabled people object to... read more »
1990 Disability Consortium Rally, Manchester
About Over 500 people gathered in Albert Square, Manchester, for this rally on 27 October 1990. It was one of three rallies organised on the same day calling for a better benefits system for disabled people. Gill Crawshaw is sitting on the ground under the... read more »
1990 First Telethon Protest, London
About This photo is from the first protest against Telethon, on 27 May 1990. It was held outside London Weekend Television studio, South Bank, London, where the programme was being filmed. To the right of the Birmingham banner are Sian Vasey and Vic Finkelstein. Telethon was... read more »
1988 BCODP Day of Action, London
About This day of action was called by the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People (BCODP). It took place in London. Over 1,200 people protested against cuts proposed in the Social Security Act (1988). This photo is from the beginning of the day of... read more »
1986 Lobby - Tom Clark Civil Rights Bill, London
About This photo shows Alan Mather and friend heading to a rally supporting the Tom Clark Private Members Bill in Trafalgar Square, London. Since the 1980s there were 14 attempts to introduce disabled people’s anti-discrimination legislation with Private Members Bills. Throughout this time there were... read more »
1982 Anti-Apartheid Protest
About In 1982 the campaign against the Apartheid regime in South Africa was in full swing all over the world. South African sports competitors were not welcomed, and in some cases, banned from international sports as a means of putting pressure on the South African... read more »