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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.
In this interview Monica talks about her upbringing in Carrickfergus, a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in Northern Ireland, and the difficulties faced by a disabled person daily. She also talks about her determination to become a teacher at St. Mary’s college in Belfast and describes the background to the establishment of Disability Action Northern Ireland. Monica describes some of the organisations achievements and gives background to the Bill of Rights in Northern Ireland.
This oral history interview was 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. The oral history is related to The Atlantic Philanthropies grant documentation for the Disability Action Northern Ireland.
This recording contains the personal views of the participants, they do not reflect the views of the DRI.
This recording contains the personal views of the participants, they do not reflect the views of the DRI.