Nicola Chapman, Baroness Chapman
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Nicola Jane Chapman, Baroness Chapman (3 August 1961 – 3 September 2009) was a British peer
and disability rights activist.
She was appointed to the House of Lords
in 2004 as Baroness Chapman, of Leeds
in the County of West Yorkshire
and was the first person with a congenital disability – Osteogenesis imperfecta
(brittle bone disease) – to be appointed a peer in modern times. Her peerage was conferred on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
, sometimes known as the 'People's Peers' scheme. She had been nominated for her peerage by the Habinteg Housing Association, an organisation that provides practical support for those with disabilities, and which she chaired. She had a love of Leeds United football club, regularly attended games at Elland Road and was chair of the Leeds United Disabled Supporters Organisation. In 2010 Leeds United renamed the banqueting suite to "The Nicky Chapman Suite".
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and disability rights activist.
She was appointed to the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
in 2004 as Baroness Chapman, of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
in the County of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
and was the first person with a congenital disability – Osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic bone disorder. People with OI are born with defective connective tissue, or without the ability to make it, usually because of a deficiency of Type-I collagen...
(brittle bone disease) – to be appointed a peer in modern times. Her peerage was conferred on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
House of Lords Appointments Commission
The House of Lords Appointments Commission is a non-partisan, non-statutory, independent body in the United Kingdom. It has three roles:*to recommend people for appointment as non-party-political life peers;...
, sometimes known as the 'People's Peers' scheme. She had been nominated for her peerage by the Habinteg Housing Association, an organisation that provides practical support for those with disabilities, and which she chaired. She had a love of Leeds United football club, regularly attended games at Elland Road and was chair of the Leeds United Disabled Supporters Organisation. In 2010 Leeds United renamed the banqueting suite to "The Nicky Chapman Suite".
External links
- Guardian obituary
- Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 8 September 2004
- Baroness Chapman's page on TheyWorkForYou
- 'Doctors said they could do no more and sent me home to die – I'm still waiting', Daily Telegraph, 6 February 2005
- Lords Hansard: Baroness Chapman's maiden speech, on the Mental Capacity Bill 2005