We're hiring a PA for a staff member

Closing date: 12 noon on Wednesday 26 November 2025.


We are looking for a reliable, proactive and autonomous support worker/executive personal assistant to work with a GMCDP staff member on a variety of administrative, travel and event-related duties. The role requires a high level of organisation, communication skills and knowledge of the social model of disability in practice.

Find out more and download the application pack.

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Habinteg Forecast for Accessible Homes Report launched

Joan Rutherford who is a member of GMCDP’s Housing Working Group attended the launch of Habinteg's Forecast for Accessible Homes Report at Westminster on the 9th September. This event was part of  Habinteg's annual Accessible Homes Week which celebrates the vital role accessible homes play in supporting wellbeing, independence, and quality of life.

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'Choice and Control' | cataloguing the UPIAS collection of the Disabled People's Archive

We are excited to share that The National Archives' Cataloguing Grant is funding our new 'Choice and Control' project: a chance to open up and catalogue previously restricted parts of our Disabled People's Archive.

The 'Choice and Control' project will be an opportunity to develop our understanding of the history of the Independent Living Movement and its influence on the Disabled People's Movement.

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Accessible Housing should be the norm. What’s the problem?

Joan Rutherford, a member of our Housing Working Group, gave a talk at the Housing 2025 event in Manchester last month.

What do I mean by ‘accessible housing’? Housing that meets Building Regulation M4(2). More or less what used to be known as Lifetime Homes. Meaning that anyone with reduced mobility can continue to live there despite changes in their lives.

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