Video
The Disabled People’s Archive has several archive boxes of videos and DVDs donated by a number of people, as well as those GMCDP has collected over the years. Unfortunately, these are not yet catalogued, but once this begins, we hope to share more with you.
Video can include short clips of home-made film at rallies, programmes made by individuals or organisations, or could be animations or other films created as training tools.
Here we have just a few. We are aiming to make the films we show as accessible as possible. Where older films do not have captions, we plan to provide a transcript, and where there is no audio description, we aim to provide a written description. Please click on the images for more information and for the videos.
Please also see the Disabled People’s History page for some audio described, captioned and BSL interpreted short films of some highlights of disabled people’s history.
Glossary
Disability Is - Young Disabled People’s Animation 1995
This is a short animation created in 1995 by young disabled people at Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP). The animation was the product...
Movin’ On - Independent Living Film 1995
Movin’ On is a film made in 1995 by one of the projects for young disabled people within Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People...
Ballad Of Josie Evans cover by Clair Lewis (now Mx Dennis Queen) 2007
This cover of Johnnie Crescendo’s classic song ‘The Ballad of Josie Evans’ was performed in 2007 at the Annual General Meeting of Greater Manchester...
Bar Room Bollocks cover by Clair Lewis (now Mx Dennis Queen) 2007
Clair (now Dennis) has performed this ever-popular song a number of times, usually on request. ‘Bar Room Bollocks’ was originally written and performed in...
‘Poster Child’ by Brian Hilton - 2001
This film of Brian Hilton’s evocative song, Poster Child, features Brian Hilton, Leigh Sterling & Mat Fraser. Filmed & Edited by Phil Samphire in 2001. Lyrics...