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"Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People was founded in 1932 by Dame Georgiana Buller, the Vice Chairman of the Central Council for the Care of Cripples."
It was still going under the original name in 1958.
[1] Making some assumptions, it seems to have morphed into the Central Council for the Disabled by the 1960s,
[2] and might now be a charity called
Disabled Living, but the evolution is less than clear.
Alansplodge (
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21:07, 23 October 2021 (UTC)reply
Central Committee for the Care of Cripples, afterwards Central Council for the Care of Cripples, afterwards Central Council for the Disabled (London) from 1963
[3]
As to what it did:-
The Central Council for the Care of Cripples, located at Carnegie House, 117 Piccadilly, London, is a federation of local organizations there. It was founded by
Sir Robert Jones in 1919 for the purpose of organizing a national scheme to deal with the cripple problem as a whole throughout the United Kingdom, with their main objectives: (a) to organize the provision of facilities for the early discovery and the prompt and efficient treatment of children who would otherwise become cripples. (b) to promote schemes for the treatment, education, training, employment, and general welfare of all cripples. (c) to assist in the formation of local Associations to carry out these objectives. (d) to investigate the causes of crippling and to promote and support measures for their elimination. (e) to act as a central coordinating body for all organizations working for the benefit of cripples and as a central bureau of information on all matters which concern the welfare of cripples. They list four "cardinal points" in their policy: prevention, early discovery, treatment, education, and vocational training.[4]
A stepped embrasure was often utilised on pillbox bunkers of the 20th century. This allowed for a relatively wide field of fire compared to a traditional embrasure while also minimising the
shot trap result created by the sloped opening.
In other words, the steps prevented enemy shells and bullets from being deflected into the opening. A smooth sided one would act like a big funnel.
Alansplodge (
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20:38, 23 October 2021 (UTC)reply
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"Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People was founded in 1932 by Dame Georgiana Buller, the Vice Chairman of the Central Council for the Care of Cripples."
It was still going under the original name in 1958.
[1] Making some assumptions, it seems to have morphed into the Central Council for the Disabled by the 1960s,
[2] and might now be a charity called
Disabled Living, but the evolution is less than clear.
Alansplodge (
talk)
21:07, 23 October 2021 (UTC)reply
Central Committee for the Care of Cripples, afterwards Central Council for the Care of Cripples, afterwards Central Council for the Disabled (London) from 1963
[3]
As to what it did:-
The Central Council for the Care of Cripples, located at Carnegie House, 117 Piccadilly, London, is a federation of local organizations there. It was founded by
Sir Robert Jones in 1919 for the purpose of organizing a national scheme to deal with the cripple problem as a whole throughout the United Kingdom, with their main objectives: (a) to organize the provision of facilities for the early discovery and the prompt and efficient treatment of children who would otherwise become cripples. (b) to promote schemes for the treatment, education, training, employment, and general welfare of all cripples. (c) to assist in the formation of local Associations to carry out these objectives. (d) to investigate the causes of crippling and to promote and support measures for their elimination. (e) to act as a central coordinating body for all organizations working for the benefit of cripples and as a central bureau of information on all matters which concern the welfare of cripples. They list four "cardinal points" in their policy: prevention, early discovery, treatment, education, and vocational training.[4]
A stepped embrasure was often utilised on pillbox bunkers of the 20th century. This allowed for a relatively wide field of fire compared to a traditional embrasure while also minimising the
shot trap result created by the sloped opening.
In other words, the steps prevented enemy shells and bullets from being deflected into the opening. A smooth sided one would act like a big funnel.
Alansplodge (
talk)
20:38, 23 October 2021 (UTC)reply