Series[UMA-SRE-20180075] Personal and professional papers of Geoffrey BellAccessionAccession lot 212IdentifierUMA-ITE-2018007500057Scope and ContentOriginally housed in blue binder, labelled “IYDP 8” [binder not retained]. Contains materials relating to meetings 17-18 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, 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), Confederation of Australian Industry, Wesley Central Mission, Australian Housing Research Council, Disabled Peoples International.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2018.0075 Unit 0008
Bell, Geoffrey A., IYDP 8 (1981), [UMA-ITE-2018007500057]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 23/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/443394
