St. George Association for People with Physical Disabilities records

MLMSS 11269/Box 1-21

fonds

1954-2020

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Clippings, Ephemera, Notated Music

9663681

3.36 metres of textual material (21 boxes)

The St George Association for People with Physical Disabilities (1954-2018) was a community-based organisation that offered assistance to people affected by polio sequela, arthritis, cerebral palsy and similar diseases. Volunteers organised monthly speakers and social outings, as well as running a craft and book club and performing administrative tasks. Through the provision of volunteer service, the Association offered practical and emotional support to people living with physical disability. The Association closed in 2018.

Since its creation in May 1954, the Association underwent the following name changes:
1. St. George District Fellowship of the Poliomyelitis Society
2. St. George District Fellowship of the Poliomyelitis and Physically Handicapped Society
3. St. George District Fellowship of the Foundation for Disabled
4. St. George Association for Disabled
5. St. George Association for People with Physical Disabilities

Reference
Library correspondence file

Inherited by donor from Patricia Byrne, St. George Association for People with Physical Disabilities office bearer.

Collection of material related to, and compiled by, the St. George Association for People with Physical Disabilities.

BOX 1
Physical Disability Council of Australia, 1980-2001
Includes correspondence, policies, financial statements, advocacy, and reports from the 1998 Annual General Meeting and 2000 Adelaide conference.
Copies of 'Breakthrough: national bulletin of disabled people' are located at: MDQ362.406/1

BOX 2
Federal Government response to the needs of disabled persons, 1980-2012
Includes changes in Government management of disability issues, funding the disabled community, the Disability Discrimination Act, housing strategies, building and transport accessibility, and Industry Assistance Commission reviews.

BOX 3
State Government responses to the needs of disabled persons, New South Wales and Queensland, 1990-2002
Includes New South Wales Government policy frameworks and reports including the reallocation of St. George Disability Services, Access Forum transcripts, NSW Home and Community Care Consumers Guide and Queensland Department of Disability policies.

BOX 4
State Government responses to the needs of disabled persons, New South Wales, 1988-2016
Includes NSW Department of Housing reports on housing for people with disabilities, Department of Disability Services 'New Directions', rental subsidies, affordable housing, Hannons Paddock development site, Peakhurst, New South Wales, policy development forums.

BOX 5
Travel and activity options for people with a physical disability, 1970s-2020
Includes guides to Sydney, New South Wales and Australia, international guides and disability entities in South Africa, Taiwan and the United States, and special events including the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.

BOX 6
International Year of Disabled Persons 1981, 1980-1982
Includes St. George Association for Disabled correspondence, 1980-1982, events, activities, and sheet music for the song 'Take a look inside' by Gary Sleeman and Les Gock, NSW Regional Committee recommendations, 1980-1981 and a Department of Youth and Community Services Workshop kit.

BOX 7
Professional bodies and associations action plans to assist disabled persons, 1970-2005
Includes design to enable access and mobility, housing design, assistance dogs and Royal Australian Institute of Architects conference papers on designing for disability.

BOX 8
Professional bodies, associations and service industry reports, products and services to assist disabled persons, 1980s-2011
Includes Society Automotive Engineers of Australia conference papers, 1994, wheelchair design, accessible carparks, kitchens, clothing and telecommunication.

BOX 9
Disabled Peoples International (DPI) NSW, 1980-1989
Includes information about the organisation's formation in Australia, correspondence, 1984-1989, and policy statement 1987-89. Minutes, newsletters, plans and reports from 1994 World Assembly.

BOX 10
Disabled Peoples International (DPI) NSW, 1987-1995
Includes 3rd National Assembly, Sydney, 1987, correspondence, 1990-1995, annual reports, 1988-1991, President's Report 1985/86, strategic plan 1990, Federal Election 1993, Access Forum 1990, surveys and analysis.

BOX 11
Physical Disability Council of New South Wales, 1988-2010
Includes correspondence, 1988-1996, 1997-2002, 2004-2010, Council reports and submissions to State and Federal Government.

BOX 12
NSW Local Government action plans, committees, and meetings regarding council services for disabled people, 1981-2007
Includes legislation, guidelines, disability access audits, advocacy and service reports from Rockdale, Canterbury, Randwick, City of Sydney, Leichhardt, Lane Cove, Burwood and Blue Mountains councils, Redfern Legal Centre, Kingsgrove Shopping Centre and Railway Station, and Canterbury Hospital.

BOX 13
People with Disability Australia, 1992-2014
Includes strategic directions, core functions, Federal Election 2010, annual general meetings, policies and advocacy.

Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled (ACROD), 1975-2000
Includes memoranda for members, advocacy, information bulletins, reports.

Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled New South Wales Division (ACROD), 1994-1998
Newletters, December 1994, March 1995, July 1998, Annual Report, 1995-1996, 1997-1998.

Australian Foundation for Disability (AFFORD), 1981-1983
Annual reports, 1981-1983

BOX 14
Post-Polio Network (NSW), 1988-2013
Includes minutes of meetings, 1988-1993, two black and white photographs with 'Patricia Rich' written on verso, formation documents, newsletter and reports, 1988-2013, late onset polio reports and information.

BOX 15
Attendant Care Scheme for Disabled Persons, 1980s-2004
Includes core concepts and principles, correspondence, ACROD and Sydney University study paper, evaluation reports, participant requirements.

BOX 16
St. George District Fellowship of the Poliomyelitis Society, 1954-1957

St. George District Fellowship of the Poliomyelitis and Physically Handicapped Society, 1957-1968

St. George District Fellowship of Foundation for Disabled, correspondence, 1958-1979
Correspondence, 1969-1979, newsletters, August 1963-October 1970, annual reports, 1958-1959, 1961-1977, minutes, 1975-1977

BOX 17
St. George Association for Disabled, 1977-1983
General correspondence, 1977-1983.

BOX 18
St. George Association for Disabled, 1977-1984
Applications for Associate Membership, financial statements, 1978-1981, correspondence regarding fund raising activities and donations.
Annual Reports have been catalogued separately at: 362.4060944/8

BOX 19
St. George Association for People with Physical Disabilities, 1980-2009
General correspondence, 1980-2009

BOX 20
St. George Association for People with Physical Disabilities, 1982-2014
Constitutions, 50 Year Celebration 2004, general correspondence, 2009-2014, report to Hurstville Council on needs of disabled persons in St. George District, 1982, history and milestones, ABN information and letterhead.

BOX 21
St. George Association for People with Physical Disabilities, 1975-2015
Operational activities, general activities, meeting minutes and agendas, 1975-1977, 1980-1986, 1989-2015, membership forms and directories.

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