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Nicky Chapman, Baroness Chapman, the Glossary

Nicola Jane Chapman, Baroness Chapman (3 August 1961 – 3 September 2009) was a British peer and disability rights activist.^[1]

20 relations: Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Disability rights movement, Elland Road, Horsforth, House of Lords, House of Lords Appointments Commission, Independent living, Leeds, Leeds City Council, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds United F.C., Life peer, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Motorized wheelchair, Osteogenesis imperfecta, Peerage, Pneumonia, Voluntary euthanasia, West Yorkshire.
Alumni of Leeds Trinity University
People with osteogenesis imperfecta

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) (informally, and hereafter, the DDA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010, except in Northern Ireland where the Act still applies.

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Disability rights movement

The disability rights movement is a global social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities.

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Elland Road

Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Championship club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919.

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Horsforth

Horsforth is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north-west of Leeds city centre.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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House of Lords Appointments Commission

The House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) is an independent advisory non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom with oversight of some aspects of the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Nicky Chapman, Baroness Chapman and House of Lords Appointments Commission are peers recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

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Independent living

Independent living (IL), as seen by its advocates, is a philosophy, a way of looking at society and disability, and a worldwide movement of disabled people working for equal opportunities, self-determination, and self-respect.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Leeds Trinity University

Leeds Trinity University is a public university in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds United F.C.

Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Life peer

In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.

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Mental Capacity Act 2005

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to England and Wales.

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Motorized wheelchair

A motorized wheelchair, powerchair, electric wheelchair or electric-powered wheelchair (EPW) is a wheelchair that is propelled by means of an electric motor (usually using differential steering) rather than manual power.

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Osteogenesis imperfecta

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), colloquially known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic disorders that all result in bones that break easily.

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Peerage

A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks.

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