Rosalie Wilkins, Baroness Wilkins
Rosalie Catherine Wilkins, Baroness Wilkins ( born May 6, 1946) is a British politician ( Labour Party ).
Life and career
Wilkins was born as the daughter of Eric Frederick and Marjorie Phyllis Elizabeth Wilkins. She attended Dr Challoner 's Grammar School in Amersham and St Helen 's School in Northwood, Middlesex. During her studies at the University of Manchester Wilkins suffered a spinal cord injury and has to rely on the use of a wheelchair since 1966. In 1969, she earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Manchester. From 1971 to 1974 she worked as a Personal Assistant to the Director in the Central Council for the Disabled. From 1974 to 1978 she worked as Information Officer at the National Association for Mental Health ( MIND).
From 1972, Wilkins also worked for British television. For Granada TV, she produced as part of the World in Action program the documentary series The Village through a Dutch village near Arnhem, which was built exclusively for severely disabled people. Wilkins was active from 1975 to 1988 as co-producer and presenter of the Disabled magazine LINK (The link programs ), on Central TV, a program format that has been produced by persons with disabilities specifically for this group, and a pioneer in the presence of disabled people in the media played. Wilkins was one of the pioneers in the development of information programs for the disabled. 1981 she directed and produced a documentary entitled We Will not Go Away about the American Civil Rights Movement. It also published the documentary Statement of Intent, which retraced the struggle for the establishment of the Derbyshire Centre for Independent Living on ITV and Channel 4. From 1988 to 1996 she worked as a freelance producer for film and television documentaries.
Wilkins from 1974 to 1976 member of the Central Health Services Council. From 1976 to 1978 she served on the General Advisory Council of the BBC. She worked from 1982 to 1990 member of the Prince of Wales ' Advisory Group on Disability. From 2003 to 2008 she was president of the College of Occupational Therapists.
Membership in the House of Lords
Wilkins was appointed Life Peeress as Baroness Wilkins of Chesham Bois in the County of Buckinghamshire in 1999.
In the House of Lords, she served on several special committees. From 2000 to 2005 she was a member of the Committee hybrid instrument and 2003 to 2007 a member of the Committee on Administration and Works.
She belongs to several all- party groups. Since 2003 she has been Treasurer of Learning Disability Group. She is Vice-Chair ( Vice - Chair ) of the Disability Group since 2003, the Deafness Group since 2004 and the Continence Care Group since 2009.
Wilkins is also a member of several Backbench Committee. From 2003 to 2004 she served on the joint committee draft mental incapacity bill and 2004, the joint committee draft disability discrimination bill.
As their political interests Wilkins indicates the integration of people with disabilities, housing, international development assistance and energy conservation.
In the House of Lords, she sat down in particular and for the legal and social equality for people with disabilities. In connection with the now adopted in the UK integrated Discrimination Act ( Equality Bill 2010) Wilkins criticized the fact that the law did not include a " stronger social definition of disability " to prevent discrimination. It was " a travesty " that more time would be discussed about how strong someone is disabled, as learn what people with disabilities about the degree of discrimination. Wilkins welcomed the law as a whole, as it, for example, strengthens the security of tenure for people with disabilities. But Wilkins warned together with Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton and Colin Low, Baron Low of Dalston warned that the Equality Bill should not restrict by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA ) that has been awarded legal protection of disabled people.
Awards
In 1983 she was awarded the The Snowdon Award.