Claudia Cockburn Flanders (11 February 1933–25 June 1998) was born in New York

New York

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, USA. Her parents were Hope Hale Davis and the journalist Claud Cockburn

Claud Cockburn

Francis Claud Cockburn was a British journalist. He was well known proponent of communism. His saying, "believe nothing until it has been officially denied" is widely quoted in journalistic studies.He was the second cousin of novelist Evelyn Waugh....

. She married singer-songwriter Michael Flanders

Michael Flanders

Michael Henry Flanders OBE, was an English actor, broadcaster, and writer and performer of comic songs. He is best known to the general public for his partnership with Donald Swann performing as the duo Flanders and Swann....

 in 1959.

In 1987, Claudia Flanders formed Tripscope, an organisation to help disabled people with transport issues.

She created the post of adviser on disability to the National Bus Company (UK) in the 1970s and served for many years on the national Joint Committee on Mobility for Disabled People and the Department of Transport

Department of Transport

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 Advisory Committee on Disability in the UK. Claudia Flanders was awarded an OBE

Order of the British Empire

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 in 1981 for her services to disabled people. She died in London on 25 June, 1998. Her daughters are Laura Flanders

Laura Flanders

Laura Flanders is a British-American journalist who presents the current events show GRITtv, broadcast weekdays on Link and Free Speech TV....

 and Stephanie Flanders

Stephanie Flanders

Stephanie Hope Flanders, born 5 August 1968, is a British broadcast journalist, and is currently the BBC economics editor.She is the daughter of British actor and comic singer Michael Flanders and Claudia Cockburn.-Early life:...

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In 1999 a special award for improved accessibility for UK buses operators was started in her memory under the UK Bus awards.