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The 1920 blind march which led to the act. The Blind Persons Act 1920 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, since repealed.It provided a pension allowance for blind persons aged between 50 and 70 (after which they became eligible for the old age pension), directed local authorities to make provision for the welfare of blind people and regulated charities in the sector.
83 (W. 23) The Wine (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024 84: The Income Tax (Indexation of Blind Person’s Allowance and Married Couple’s Allowance) Order 2024 85: The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 86 (W.24) The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations ...
23; 24 (1 ·2·3·4·5·6·7) ... Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. ... An Act to promote the Welfare of Blind Persons.
The Marrakesh VIP Treaty (formally the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, colloquially Marrakesh Treaty or MVT [2]) is a treaty on copyright adopted in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 27 June 2013.
The 1920 blind march was a protest march from across the United Kingdom to London of 250 blind people. It was organised by the National League of the Blind (NLB) to protest poor working conditions and poverty experienced by blind people. In particular the NLB raised concerns over the conditions in workshops run to provide employment to the ...
Aubrey Herbert, MP 1911-23 (near blind from youth, becoming totally blind in his last year of life and service) Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond, Conservative life peer in the House of Lords (blind) Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, member of the House of Lords (paralyzed from the neck down following a car accident)
The Income Tax (Indexation of Blind Person's Allowance and Married Couple's Allowance) Order 2023 37 (W. 4) The Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 38: The International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements) Regulations 2023 39: The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bolton) Regulations 2023 40
The person-first stance advocates for saying "people with disabilities" instead of "the disabled" or "a person who is deaf" instead of "a deaf person". [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] However, some advocate against this, saying it reflects a medical model of disability whereas "disabled person" is more appropriate and reflects the social model of disability ...