We have secured five years of funding from The National Lottery to support our development and growth. 

This means we have two exciting job vacancies:

""
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Jun-23


Job title: Archive lead

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary: £28,000 per annum (£16,800 pro rata)

""
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-May-12


On Friday night I attended DIS:Play, an immersive collection of interactive performances by a group of young disabled creatives, held at Contact Theatre.

""
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Apr-13


The Disabled People's Archive team have put together a small exhibition of material relating to DAN (Disabled People’s Direct Action Network) which is currently on display at Manchester Central Library.

GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Apr-13


One of our executive committee members, Dennis, gave a short talk at the RMT (The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) disabled members’ conference last Friday. 

photograph of Dennis, a white person with dark purple-tipped hair wearing a hoodie and glasses, and an RMT face covering. The mask is black with dark grey anchors and in the middle a green and gold RMT logo. Text around the logo says "Glasgow Shipping Branch" in yellow on red
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Apr-13


The Young Creatives Project is a collaboration project with GMCDP, Archives+ and Contact. It gives time for young disabled people to share lived experiences, research the history of disabled protest and develop creative skills.

""
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Mar-31


We are seeking a judicial review of how the DWP use a computer algorithm to pick disabled people to be investigated for fraud, because we think it is unfair.   

The stages of a judicial review process are: 

""
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Feb-16


It is with deepest regret that GMCDP has learnt of the sad passing of Mike Marrow (47).

A photograph of a group of four young disabled people. Mike, a young white man with curly hair and glasses (back left)with friends from the young disabled people's forum. They are winding down in what looks like a bar with arcade machines in the background
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Feb-15


Join us and Greater Manchester Disabled People's Panel online on Monday 7th February from 4.30-5.30pm for a conversation between Mayor Andy Burnham and disabled people in Greater Manchester.

""
GMCDP News
News Date: 2022-Jan-25


As work begains cataloguing items in the Dsiabled People's Archived, housed at Manchester Central LIbrary, you can view items from the collection on the archive's accessible website at di

Collage of photographs for various printed items from the archive including pamphlets, flyers and photographs
GMCDP News
News Date: 2021-Dec-09


Pages