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From Rags to Rights: 2: Fit for Heroes?

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Peter White presents a chronicle of the movement which has transformed the expectations of disabled people in Britain over the past 100 years.

The impact of two world wars increased public understanding of disability, but legislation and a fair benefits system were strangely slow to follow.
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Presenter:
Peter White
Producer:
Peter Griffiths

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