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Witness History: The fight for disabled rights in the UK

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BBC World Service - Witness History, The fight for disabled rights in the UK

The wheelchair warriors who brought London to a standstill to make their point

How a group of wheelchair warriors brought London to a standstill and forced through disability rights legislation.

The UK government passed the landmark Disability Discrimination Act in November 1995.  The legislation made it illegal for employers or service providers to discriminate against disabled people. Campaigners brought London to a standstill in the run up to the passing of the Act. Baroness Jane Campbell was at the forefront of that fight for equality and remembers the time when disabled people seized control of their destiny.

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

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