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Stereotypes, cultural representations and attitudesLegislation and policyAchievements of the disability rights movementSocial advancesAchievements in the North WestMedical and technical developmentsKey individuals
A Disability History TimelineThe struggle for equal rights through the agesThis new Timeline aims to document howattitudes towards disability have differed (or not)through the ages and across cultures. It also marksthe contribution of individuals and groups toadvancements in health and social care in relationto disability; and it highlights legal and otherlandmarks in the struggles towards equal rightsof disabled people.This is the third such resource which NHS NorthWest’s Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights teamhas produced.2008 saw our BME History Timeline to honourthe contribution of Black and minority ethnic staffto the health service since its foundation in 1948.In 2011, we produced a Timeline whichacknowledged how lesbian, gay, bisexual andtransgender people contributed to, and challenged,medicine and health care through the ages.We hope you find this Timeline and its bookletinteresting and informative, and that they willprove to be a valuable educational tool for theNHS and other public sector bodies.Shahnaz Ali OBEDirector, Equality, Inclusion and Human RightsNHS North WestMarch 20133
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