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Who is Johnny Crescendo 1945–
This month (March 2015) is the 25th Anniversary of Richard Rieser and Micheline Mason’s report ‘Disability Equality in the Classroom: A Human Rights Issue’. To celebrate this milestone, the authors are holding a two-day conference from 20-21 March, a highlight…
Robert Wyatt 1945– Wheelchair-using musician
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It’s Time to Confront the Erasure of Disability in Hip-Hop
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4 Wheel City Hip Hop
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Keith Jones American Hip Hop Artist with Cerebral Palsy
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Django Reinhardt 1910–1953, Jazz Guitarist
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Diana Deedles Schurr, Blind Jazz singer and pianist
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Manchester Disability History Rocks! 3rd December 2018, 12-4.30pm
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