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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.
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 ...
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
Javed Abidi – director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India [1]; Abia Akram – disability rights activist from Pakistan; founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan; prominent figure in the disability rights movement in the country, as well as in Asia and the Pacific; named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021
Hunt was asked by protest leaders to meet to discuss a resolution. While government politicians and officials refused to meet with them, Hunt insisted that speaking with the protesters was "fostering inclusion". [72] Hunt met with protesters with the intention of using dialogue to resolve the protests and prevent further escalation of violence ...
Punjab Energy Development Agency Mann ministry: Bhagwant Mann: 16 March 2022 Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party: 44 Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management Mann ministry: Brahm Shankar Jimpa: 21 March 2022 Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party: 45 Rural Development and Panchayat Mann ministry: Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal: 21 March 2022 Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party: 46
On 24 June 2015, activists angered by the ending of The Independent Living Fund for disabled people were prevented from accessing The House of Commons Chamber during PMQs. [21] [22] Members of Manchester DPAC chained their wheelchairs together to block the VIP entrance to the Conservative Party Conference in October 2015.
Trade unionists from Punjab, India (7 P) Pages in category "Activists from Punjab, India" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.