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Did the welfare state made life better for Britain's disabled community?

Series about disability in the 20th century looks at whether the welfare state made life better for Britain's disabled community and at the rights that they began to demand.

A look at whether the creation of the welfare state made life better for Britain's disabled community, and at the rights that disabled groups, including the blind and those affected by thalidomide, began to demand.

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20th century events from the perspective of the disabled people who shaped our history

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