Robin Cavendish
Paralyzed British MBE, responaut, and notable advocate for the disabled / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robin Francis Cavendish, MBE (12 March 1930 – 8 August 1994), was a British advocate for people with disability, medical aid developer, and one of the longest-lived responauts[lower-alpha 1] in Britain. Born in Middleton, Derbyshire, Cavendish was affected by polio at the age of 28. Despite being initially given only three months to live, Cavendish, paralyzed from the neck down and able to breathe only with the use of a mechanical ventilator, became a tireless advocate for disabled people, instrumental in organising the first records of the number of responauts in Britain and helping to develop numerous devices to provide independence to paralyzed people. He was a member of the Cavendish family.
Robin Cavendish | |
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Born | Robin Francis Cavendish (1930-03-12)March 12, 1930 Middleton, Derbyshire, England |
Died | August 8, 1994(1994-08-08) (aged 64) Drayton St Leonard, Oxfordshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Advocate for disabled people Developer of medical aids for paralyzed people |
Spouse |
Diana Blacker (m. 1957) |
Children | Jonathan Cavendish |