GM ADAPT

This archive contains a small selection from the papers of Kevin Hyett (1958-2004), a good friend of mine and Lorraine. He was a radical activist for the rights of disabled people.

In 2020 I published a pamphlet with my research notes on the campaigning by disabled members of ADAPT and others in the 1980s for full access to the new Metrolink tram system, a campaign that took four years and eventually prevailed.

The pamphlet is here – 2020-02-12 Metrolink Access Campaign 1984-1988 (FINAL)

All these documents have a Creative Commons licence for non-commercial use, based on the share-alike and attributed principles. Share-alike means the same Creative Commons conditions must be kept with all copies.

These documents below all relate to the early years of ADAPT in Greater Manchester.

1984-09-26 GM ADAPT Minutes (page 4 missing)

1984-09-20 GM ADAPT Press Release from Greater Manchester Council

1984-09-20 GM ADAPT Minutes

1984-09-20 GM ADAPT Agenda for Meeting with Greater Manchester Council

1984-09-18 GM ADAPT Visit to Merseyside

1984-06 GM ADAPT Letter with concerns about new LRT Metrolink and inaccessibility

1984-05-23 GM ADAPT Minutes

1984 GM ADAPT Summary of Responses to Buses White Paper (de-regulation)

1984 GM ADAPT Outline for Information Project for Disabled Passengers in Greater Manchester

1985-04-02 GM ADAPT Letter on Lobby in London on Transport Bill

1985-03-25 GM ADAPT Agenda for meeting with Greater Manchester Council