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'It's vital we teach the next generation about disability history'

Disability rights should be part of the curriculum so that all children learn about it and all disabled people can see themselves represented

Daily Mirror

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 - UK

The week in TV: Bridgerton; Skint; Then Barbara Met Alan; The Simple Life

The frothy period romp seems a little lost, while Channel 4’s monologues on poverty are full of purpose

The Guardian - UK

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Why the BBC drama Then Barbara Met Alan brought tears to my eyes

To see on primetime television the fight for disability rights in the 1990s was a profoundly moving moment, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Then Barbara Met Alan review – a rollicking, fact-based drama with a rock biography’s swagger

This nimble biopic tells the tale of a comedian and a musician, both with disabilities, who were fed up of being patronised and marginalised. Their protest-packed tale is perfect for our times

The Guardian - UK

Phillip Schofield apologises to disabled guest Barbara Lisicki after ‘unsuitable car’ sent for This Morning appearance

Presenter admits ‘we still have a long way to go’

Evening Standard

This Morning viewers spot bold hidden message ‘producers missed’ on guest’s jumper

This Morning's guest Barbara Lisicki, a disabilities activist, wore a number of badges during her appearance on the ITV show and viewers spotted a political message on one

Daily Mirror

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Phillip Schofield forced to apologise to disabled guest after ITV This Morning's off-air error

The presenter and his co-host Josie Gibson were joined on the ITV daytime show by activist Barbara Lisicki

Manchester Evening News

This Morning: Guest who changed disability law wears message to the government on her outfit

Barbara Lisicki's story is the subject of a new BBC drama which airs on tonight

Wales Online

Phillip Schofield apologises to disability campaigner after This Morning taxi blunder

Barbara Lisicki, an activist who helped changed history in the 1990s by tirelessly campaigning for equal rights for people with disabilities, appeared on This Morning with Phillip Schofield and co-host Josie Gibson

Daily Mirror

Let’s storm Parliament! The punks who risked their lives to fix ableist Britain

They chained themselves to buses, threw themselves in traffic and brought London to a standstill – until the powers that be could ignore them no more. Now, their fight is being brought to life … and it’s truly groundbreaking TV

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