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Tanni tells BBC’s DDA event: ‘I’m over being patient on disability rights’

By John Pring on 26th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tanni tells BBC’s DDA event: ‘I’m over being patient on disability rights’
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A disabled peer and retired Paralympian has warned that she has lost patience with progress on disability rights, and will scream in the face of the next person who tells her London 2012 changed the world for disabled people.  Baroness [Tanni] […]

BBC set for month-long season to mark 25th anniversary of Disability Discrimination Act

By John Pring on 29th October 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC set for month-long season to mark 25th anniversary of Disability Discrimination Act
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The BBC is to mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) next month with a series of dramas, documentaries, news packages and discussions. Among the month-long season will be a series of six 15-minute dramatic […]

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