Transcript of oral history interview by Monica Wilson

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Context

Monica Wilson is a human rights campaigner who has undertaken several roles with Disability Action, a Northern Ireland charity who works with people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory disabilities, hidden disabilities, and mental health disabilities since 1980. She was appointed chief executive in 1992. Monica was also a member of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and served on the UK Disability Rights Taskforce.

Description:

Twenty-four-page long transcript of the oral history interview given by Monica Wilson conducted by the Digital Repository of Ireland as part of The Atlantic Philanthropies archive project (2017-2020) titled Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland in 2019.

Type:

text and transcripts

Creator:

Digital Repository of Ireland, 2015 -

Subject:

Curated collection--Oral histories, Curated collection--Human rights, Curated collection--Reconciliation, Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization), Disability Action Northern Ireland, Grant 14181, Grant 17587, Disability awareness, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006006221, Nonprofit organizations, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85032985, and Curated collection--Monica Wilson

Grant:

Grant 14181 and Grant 17587

Grantee:

Disability Action Northern Ireland

Year of Grant:

2005 and 2009

Location of Grantee:

Belfast

Rights:

Copyright is with DRI and Monica Wilson. Please see license for reuse.

Attribution:

Digital Repository of Ireland and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doi:

https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.2v248g519