Robin Cavendish MBE
(1930-1994)
responaut, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and pioneer of the first wheelchair respirator
Died aged c. 64
Wikidata WikipediaRobin Francis Cavendish, MBE (12 March 1930 – 8 August 1994), was a British advocate for disabled people, medical aid developer, and one of the longest-lived responauts 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.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Robin Cavendish MBE 1930-1994 Responaut. Pioneer of the first wheelchair respirator and constant champion of the needs of other severely disabled people lived here 1960-1994
The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Drayton St Leonard, United Kingdom where they lived (1960-1994)