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The key events that propelled disability rights

How Witness History looked at milestones in the history of global disability rights. Plus, the launch of the ±«Óãtv’s 100 Women list 2020.

Witness History has been looking at milestones in the history of disability rights around the world. Its editor Kirsty Reid explains how each case study was chosen to mark 25 years of the passing of the Disablity Discrimination Act in the UK.

Plus: the launch of the ±«Óãtv’s 100 Women list 2020. We learn about its inspiring history.

Presenter Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon

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