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DEFYING DISABILITY of related interest Career Success of Disabled High-f yers Sonali Shah ISBN 978 1 84310 208 3 Disability and Impairment Working with Children and Families Peter Burke ISBN 978 1 84310 396 7 Promoting Social Interaction for Individuals with Communicative Impairments Making Contact Edited by M. Suzanne Zeedyk ISBN 978 1 84310 539 8 Challenges to the Human Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities Edited by Frances Owen and Dorothy Grif ths Foreword by Orville Endicott ISBN 978 1 84310 590 9 Speaking Up A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy 4-volume set John Tufail and Kate Lyon ISBN 978 1 84310 474 2 Autism, Discrimination and the Law A Quick Guide for Parents, Educators and Employers James Graham ISBN 978 1 84310 627 2 Ageing, Disability and Spirituality Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later Life Edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay ISBN 978 1 84310 584 8 Community Care Practice and the Law 4th edition Michael Mandelstam ISBN 978 1 85302 691 3 DEFYING DISABILITY The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders MARY WILKINSON Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia First published in 2009 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers 116 Pentonville Road London N1 9JB, UK and 400 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA www.jkp.com Copyright © Mary Wilkinson 2009 Photo of Bert Massie on p.11 taken by PA Photos Photo of Bert Massie on p.32 taken by Disability Rights Commission Photo of Jack Ashley on p.35 taken by Pauline Ashley Photo of Jack Ashley on p.42 taken by NI Syndication/The Times Photo of Rachel Hurst on p.57 taken by Scope Photo of Rachel Hurst on p.70 taken by Chris Killick Photo of Tom Shakespeare on p.79 taken by Caroline Bowditch Photo of Tom Shakespeare on p.97 taken by Tom Shakespeare Photo of Phil Friend on p.99 taken by Graham Bool Photography Photo of Phil Friend on p.107 taken by Sue Lisney Photo of Peter White on p.121 taken by Sam Frost Photo of Peter White on p.127 taken by Don White Photo of Mat Fraser on p.143 taken by J.W. Evans Photo of Mat Fraser on p.150 taken by Patou Soult Photo of Andrew Lee on p.165 taken by Hugh Hill Photo of Andrew Lee on p.182 taken by Berfn Video Photo of Tanni Grey-Thompson on p.187 taken by Graham Bool Photography Photo of Tanni Grey-Thompson on p.206 taken by Mary Wilkinson All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopy- ing or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher. Warning: The doing of an unauthorized act in relation to a copyright work may result in both a civil claim for damages and criminal prosecution. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Wilkinson, Mary, 1940- Defying disability : the lives and legacies of nine disabled leaders / Mary Wilkinson. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-84310-415-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. People with disabilities--Great Britain--Biography. 2. Leadership-- Great Britain. I. Title. HV1552.3.W56 2009 362.4092’241--dc22 2008035881 ISBN 978 1 84310 415 5 ISBN pdf eBook 978 1 84642 083 2 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear DEDICATION For Rupert, who’s been there from beginning to end. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A great many people have helped me with this book, not least the subjects themselves, who were generous with their time and support. Some people have helped repeatedly, especially when my computer was stolen, while others have kindly checked chapters as well as contributing to them. My very grateful thanks to Graham Bool, Stephen Bradshaw, Chris Hallam, An- drew Holman and Arthur Verney; also to my Editor at Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Stephen Jones, my Production Editor Lucia Ring-Watkins and my Marketing Manager Helen Longmate, and to my family, who have been patient and supportive. I want to especially thank Rupert (abridger in chief !), Matthew and Camilla, Imogen West and Richard Walters, who read chapters, watched a video, and in Richard’s case gave much needed technical support. I would also like to thank Geof Adams-Spink, Ade Adepitan, Bill Albert, Kay Allen, Tim Anfi logof , Geof Armstrong, Adrienne Baker, Clare Balding, Jenni Banks, Len Barton, Ruth Bashall, Roger Berry, Neil Betteridge, David Bonnett, Sue Bott, Chris Burns, Richard Caborn, Douglas Campbell, Jane Campbell, Mukti Jane Campion, Ellen Clif ord, David Colley, Godfrey Davis, Martin Davison, Maria Eagle, Agnes Fletcher, Joe Fletcher, Tara Flood, Padraig Flynn, Barbara Follett, Ann Frye, Cheryl Gabriel, Kath Gillespie Sells, Caroline Gooding, Vicky Hanington, John Hannam, Elinor Harbridge, Dave Harvey, Joe Hennessy, Thena Heshel, Judy Heumann, Margaret Hodge, Richard Howitt, Raymond Johnson, Dan Jones, Neil Kinnock, Phil Lane, Sarah Langton- Lockton, Tracy Lazard, Clair Lewis, Richard Light, Michael Lynch, Anne McGuire, Julie McNamara, Ian Macrae, Joshua Malinga, Peter Mansell, Ewan Marshall, Simon Minty, David Moorcroft, Alf Morris, Dave Morris, Roger Mosey, Kevin Mulhern, Kate Nash, Caroline Parker, Eve Rank, Mary-Anne Rankin, Steve Regis, Isobel Rutter, Hilary Salmon, Susan Scott-Parker, David Sindall, Andrew Smith, Allan Sutherland, Adam Thomas, Jamie Trounce, Andrew Wakelin, Alison Walsh, Ed Warner, Nick Watson, Rosalie Wilkins, Jo Williams, and Robin Worman. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 9 1 Bert Massie: Public Servant 11 2 Jack Ashley: Politician 35 3 Rachel Hurst: Activist/Campaigner 57 4 Tom Shakespeare: Academic 79 5 Phil Friend: Entrepreneur 99 6 Peter White: Broadcaster 121 7 Mat Fraser: Actor/Performer 143 8 Andrew Lee: Activist/Campaigner 165 9 Tanni Grey-Thompson: Athlete 187 10 Different Lives, Common Purpose 211 Bibliography 217 INDEX 219
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