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Franke James Dec 9, 2022

The Guardian: From the wheelchair-using Black Panther to the ‘cripple suffragette’ – 10 #heroes of the #disabled #rights movement

"Creating change starts with growing awareness. So, to mark #DisabilityHistoryMonth, let me share some of these fierce, feisty, overlooked characters with you:

#RosaMayBillinghurst
#BarbaraLisicki
#AlanHoldsworth
#JavedAbidi
#JudyHeumann
#JaneCampbell
#YetnebershNigussie
#StellaYoung
#EdRoberts
#BradLomax"

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/09/from-the-wheelchair-using-black-panther-to-the-cripple-suffragette-10-heroes-of-the-disabled-rights-movement cc: @TeresaHeartchild

From the wheelchair-using Black Panther to the ‘cripple suffragette’ – 10 heroes of the disabled rights movement

Brad Lomax in the US, Rosa May Billinghurst in the UK, Javed Abid in India … these are the men and women I wish I had known about as a disabled child

The Guardian

Jane Campbell | Ink Sweat and Tears

From the wheelchair-using Black Panther to the ‘cripple suffragette’ – 10 heroes of the disabled rights movement