Series[UMA-SRE-20180075] Personal and professional papers of Geoffrey BellAccessionAccession lot 212IdentifierUMA-ITE-2018007500055Scope and ContentOriginally housed in red binder, labelled “IYDP National Committee -6-” [binder not retained]. Contains materials relating to meetings 13-14 of the National Committee of Non-Government Organisations for 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: ACROD (Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled), AAMR (Australian Association for the Mentally Retarded), Australian Council of Social Service, NACH (National Advisory Council for the Handicapped), SIDCOR (Standing Interdepartmental Committee on Rehabilitation), ANCB (Australian National Council of and for the Blind), Australian Deafness Council, UNAA (United Nations Association of Australia), ACTU (Australian Council of Trade Unions, representative Geoff Bell), CAI (Confederation of Australian Industry), NCW (National Council of Women in Australia), National Aboriginal Conference, FECC (Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia), AMS (Aboriginal Medical Service); Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2018.0075 Unit 0007
Bell, Geoffrey A., IYDP National Committee- 6 (1981), [UMA-ITE-2018007500055]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 23/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/443392
