General Article I am a proud disability activist but know almost nothing about the history of our movement

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Disabled people are not a monolith and our stories and history deserve to be told, so that the next generation of disabled activists are not left in the dark.

By Shona Louise

I have been a proud disability activist for almost five years now, using my voice to speak up about everything from the plastic straw ban to access on public transport and inaccessibility in theatres. But despite my strong identity as a disabled person, I am ashamed to admit I know little of my own history.

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