Series[UMA-SRE-20180075] Personal and professional papers of Geoffrey BellAccessionAccession lot 212IdentifierUMA-ITE-2018007500050Scope and ContentOriginally housed in green binder, labelled “IYDP National Committee -1-” [binder not retained]. Contains materials relating to meetings 1-5 of the National Committee of Non-Government Organisations for the International Year of Disabled Persons, 1981. Geoff Bell was on the committee as representative for the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Materials include: Meeting minutes and agendas; Committee reports; State, Territory and Organisations reports; Correspondence; Information regarding IYDP (International Year of Disabled Persons) forums, events, campaigns, and publicity; material relating to disability rights in areas such as: access and mobility; education, training and employment; income security; and housing. Organisations represented/mentioned include: ANCB (Australian National Council of and for the Blind), Australian Deafness Council, FECC (Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia), ACROD (Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled), AAMR (Australian Association for the Mentally Retarded), ACOSS (Australian Council of Social Services, National and State committees), NACH (National Advisory Council for the Handicapped), Yooralla Society of Victoria, Good Samaritan Industries, Royal Tasmanian Society for the Blind and Deaf, Wheelchair and Disabled Association, Queensland Spastic Welfare League.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2018.0075 Unit 0007
Bell, Geoffrey A., IYDP National Committee- 1 (1979-1980), [UMA-ITE-2018007500050]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 23/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/443387
