Disabled people protest after rights bill fails

Title

Disabled people protest after rights bill fails

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

23 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Max Cotton reports from the demonstration by disabled people outside the House of Commons in protest at the failure of a civil rights for the disabled bill. Includes interviews with demonstrators: Executive Director of Disabled Peoples International Harry Ance(?) on the need for legislation in Britain; Chair of the British Council of Disabled People (not identified) calling for disabled access to public buildings; police officer; and with Labour MP Dennis Skinner accusing the Commons sergeant at arms of working on behalf of the government by refusing to allow protesters to crawl up the steps into Parliament.

Contributors

Dennis Skinner; Max Cotton; Harry Ance(?)

Keywords

Parliamentary bills; Disabled persons; Discrimination; Rights for the disabled; Disabled Peoples International; British Council of Disabled People

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