"1880 committee Debate" in 1980s
U-Matic S video cassette Colour Sound 10 December 1986 20:58
Summary: Excerpt of a clip showing the "1880 Committee" meeting where a group of deaf people attended to talk about language and set up a group to work towards improving access to language.
Title number: 18945
LSA ID: LSA/22108
Description: An "1880 Committee" meeting led by Clark Denmark. Various deaf leaders contributing to the idea of setting up independent group to campaign for access to language for the deaf community.
Clark Denmark - Lecturer of BSL linguistics at Durham University in 1980s and community activist
Doug Alker - various roles including CEO of RNID and set up Federation of Deaf People FDP and a BSL deaf activist
Eva Jackson, George Drewry, and Roba Drewry - small contributions in the clip about access to language
Cast: Clark Denmark, Doug Alker, Evan Jackson, George Drewry, Roba Drewry
Further information: This clip was filmed in Warwick Row, Victoria, London SW1 where deaf clubs often gathered for deaf led events/talks/debates etc in the 1980s before Warwick Row community centre was pulled down for new building developments in the Victoria area.
Keywords: Deaf Deafness; BSL; access to language
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