1990 First Telethon Protest, London
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 »
2015 Anti-austerity March, Manchester
About This photo shows part of an anti-austerity march on 4 October 2015. After years of austerity cuts to support and services, a march and rally including trade unions, voluntary sector organisations and many members of the public was held in Manchester to coincide with... read more »
1977 Trike Rally Rochdale
About In the 1970s the Invalid Trike (affectionately known as the Noddy Car) was the main form of adapted transport offered to wheelchair users through a government-funded scheme. This rally was in protest against the government’s decision to withdraw all trikes from service and replace... read more »
Disabled Persons Discretionary Parking Permit
About The disabled persons discretionary parking permit, which used to be called the Orange Badge, is what came before the current permit, known as the Blue Badge. It is used to show that someone is entitled to park in a designated parking space or other... read more »
T-shirt: BCODP DPI
About This T-shirt is from joint work between the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People (BCODP) and Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI). Description A white T-shirt. In the centre is a red stylised globe surrounded by 7 broken red stripes stretching outwards in different directions. Wrapped around... read more »
Badge: Free Our People - DAN
About This badge was designed and used for the Disabled People’s Direct Action Network (DAN) ‘Free Our People’ campaign, which was launched in 1999. The campaign highlighted the fact that many disabled people were still forced to live in residential homes because of a lack... read more »
Banner: Save the Independent Living Fund.
About Made with cotton and felt, the banner was designed by Brian Hilton and hand-made by Wadiha Ahmed in 2014. It was used extensively in the ‘Save the Independent Living Fund’ campaign. This photo shows the banner being held up by protestors outside the Royal... read more »