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Paul Hunt [1] (1937 – 1979) was an early disability rights activist and leader of disabled people's campaigns in the UK against residential institutions and for independent living. He was born on 9 March 1937 in Angmering , Sussex, with an impairment and he died aged 42 years in London, on 12 July 1979.
On April 5, 1977, as activists rallied in nine different cities across the country, Ed, Brad, Judy, and Kitty as well as Ron Washington, Hale Zukas, and so many other leaders of the movement led a ...
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The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was an early disability rights organisation in the United Kingdom. It established the principles that led to the development of the social model of disability, wherein a sharp distinction is made between impairment and disability. From the organisation's policy statement: "What we ...
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Activists for disability rights protested outside a state Department of Health and Human Services building most of Monday, even attempting to block exits at the end of the workday.
Paul Hunt may refer to: Paul Hunt (academic), British professor and Chief Commissioner of the New Zealand Human Rights Commission; Paul Hunt (activist) (1937–1979), British disability rights activist; Paul Hunt (footballer) (born 1970), former Forest Green Rovers player; Paul Hunt (gymnast), American gymnastics coach
The judicial review was brought by disability activist Ellen Clifford, who said she was “overjoyed” at the ruling, adding: “We now urge the government to rethink these proposals and make the ...