Disability Voices
Entwistle, Pat (Part 5 of 8). Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy
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Type
sound
Duration
00:31:34
Shelf mark
C1134/24/01-04
Subjects
Cerebral Palsy
Recording date
2005-05-25
Interviewees
Entwistle, Pat, 1940- (speaker, male)
Interviewers
Smith, Richard (speaker, male: interviewer)
Speakers
Bennett-Gibson, Leona (speaker, female, facilitator)
Abstract
Part 5 (Tape 3 Side A): Ashton-under-Lyne town hall lift – access problems. Aging and disability. Catheter and prostate problems. Visit to A&E unit of local hospital. Attitude of doctor. In 1974, Pat was voted onto the Community Health Council. Lack of disability awareness in hospitals. Frequent visits by doctors and social workers to school. Attitudes within Scope. Ignorance of cerebral palsy. Pat has home care help twice a week to help with getting in and out of the bath. Direct Payments. Tameside Forum of Disabled People. Access to public buildings. “Bourneville houses” lifetime homes. Derbyshire local authority. Inskip Social Club quizzes and holidays to Skegness, assisted by Lincolnshire Red Cross enablers. Greater Manchester Cerebral Palsy Society. ‘Mobility car’. Driving to Marsden and Sheffield.
Description
Interviewed for the project 'Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy'; a project conducted by Scope in partnership with the British Library, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Related transcripts
Pat Entwistle interviewed by Richard Smith: full transcript of the interview (PDF)
Related links
'Speaking For Ourselves' project website, including resources, information for schools and news
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Entwistle, Pat (Part 5 of 8). Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy
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