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- Page 12 and 13: viiForeword:By Professor Carl Chinn
- Page 16 and 17: xiIntroductionIn September 1992, a
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- Page 20 and 21: 2The scientificenlightenment - asso
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- Page 40 and 41: 22published in February 1981 and, j
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34thought ‘that’s funny that’
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36BDRG’s ground breaking flyer.
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38apartheid in Britain.People with
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40Mleczko and Alun Davies attend a
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42are isolated andmarginalised andn
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44all about their activities online
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46employment at the Scope factory i
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48common with Bob Findlay’s think
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50campaigning, holding meetings and
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52Sir Albert Bore (left), chair of
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54Robin Surgeoner was working forBi
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56to British Council ofDisabled Peo
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58Findlay, Katherine Walsh, Maria M
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60Birmingham Disability Resource Ce
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62Bob Findlay also recalls this per
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64“I used to use my manual chair
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66with a ground swell ofpublic opin
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68Terry Vincent recalls the realisa
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70It was Derek who had the foresigh
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72whilst he was using the services
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74person in subsequent years. There
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76In spite of overwhelming support
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79followed a barrier atthe NEC, ano
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81Chapter SixDoing it for ourselves
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83with learning difficulty is put u
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85successful funding bid which esta
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87David Heap, who worked at the cen
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89“I started with that process an
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91Vinnu Chauhan(pictured withhis wi
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93People power...Mike Higgins readi
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95“The fourth is Irene Wright who
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97Chapter SevenThe man from the cou
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99challenging publication containin
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101Network, had been recommended to
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103city which has, in the past, had
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105working for the Disability Equal
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107opened in office space at Prospe
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109Centre in Ladywood where around
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111people. They are also informed o
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113through information and employme
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115still a lot more work to be done
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117Chapter EightEmpowering services
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119Staff and service users at the J
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121disabled people, it is often a s
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123confirmed that he had a serious
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125they still haven’t received an
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127Mohammed Vaseem at work in the J
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129Arts and Crafts GroupThe arts an
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131Chapter NineForward!When the glo
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133CEO Louise Simmons and Employmen
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135just walked into the organisatio
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137Business support from BDRCWhatev
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139contract, I managed tosecure tha
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141here - that’s four and half ye
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143Obviously, this is a very differ
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145would love to see this develop m
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147“On the subject of our Employm
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