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Disability History special

The fight for disability rights in the UK and in India in the 1990s, plus the life of Helen Keller, how a Rwandan Paralympic team made history, and the invention of the Invacar

We look back at the fight for disability rights in the UK and India in the 1990s, plus the remarkable life of Helen Keller as told by her great niece, how a Rwandan Paralympic volleyball team made history, and the invention of the iconic disability vehicle, the Invacar. And we speak to Colin Barnes, Emeritus Professor of Disability Studies at Leeds University, about the historic struggle for disabled rights and recognition.

Photo: A disabled woman on her mobility scooter is carried away by four policemen after obstructing the traffic outside the Houses of Parliament. Credit: PA Archive/PA Images

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53 minutes

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Tue 1 Dec 2020 00:06GMT

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  • Sat 28 Nov 2020 14:06GMT
  • Tue 1 Dec 2020 00:06GMT

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