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Disability History special
FromThe History Hour
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Nov 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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
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
Released:
Nov 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
How I Survived a Fire on a Plane: A lucky escape from a jet plane fire in the 1970s and the killing of Steve Biko. by The History Hour