1995 People with Disabilities
The people with disabilities stamps were issued to commemorate the centenary of the Association for the Blind and the 50th anniversary of the Spastic Centre of New South Wales.
The Association for the Blind was formed in 1895 to give blind people the opportunity to run their own lives. This was a time where the blind lived very dependant and narrow lives. In its early days its membership consisted of entirely blind and vision-impaired people. It has since expanded to allow sighted people to join, increasing professionalism and government recognition.
The Spastic Centre of New South Wales was established in 1945 by Neil and Audrie Mc Leod, the parents of a child with Cerebral palsy. It was the first of its kind to provide services to and support to people with Cerebal palsy and their families. In 2011, the organisation changed its name to Cerebral Palsy Alliance, with the changing times the word ‘spastic’ had evolved to have negative connotations.
The stamp design emphasises the belief that people with disabilities can and should live full lives in the community. A person in a wheelchair is flying a kite while a vision impaired person is playing a violin.
Technical Details
Stamp design: Tracie Grimwood
Issue date: 13 July 1995
