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iContent:PageAcknowledgementsPrefaceForewordIntroductioniiivviixiChapter One:The roots <strong>of</strong> change 1Chapter Two:When the personal became political 17Chapter ThreeDefining moments and Building Bridges 31Chapter FourSpirit <strong>of</strong> perseverance 47Chapter FiveRights now! 65Chapter SixDoing it for ourselves 81Chapter SevenThe man from the council 97Chapter EightEmpowering services 117Chapter NineForward! 131
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Page 12 and 13: viiForeword:By Professor Carl Chinn
Page 16 and 17: xiIntroductionIn September 1992, a
Page 18 and 19: xiiiHere is our own attempt to docu
Page 20 and 21: 2The scientificenlightenment - asso
Page 22 and 23: 4remained, on the whole, desperatel
Page 24 and 25: 6Early events in the history of the
Page 26 and 27: 8“In those days parents didn't ge
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Page 31 and 32: 13Government to abolish the dangero
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Page 36 and 37: 18back and then obviously more peop
Page 38 and 39: 20joke in the context of the slogan
Page 40 and 41: 22published in February 1981 and, j
Page 42 and 43: 24prefect. At the age of 17 this wa
Page 44 and 45: 26like Bob, her sense of rebellion
Page 46 and 47: 28A Pinpoint article on Bert Massie
Page 48 and 49: 30anywhere for me to go, exceptsome
Page 50 and 51: 32shred of light that people picked
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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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engaging. A natural consequence of
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151The development of Disability LI
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