The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime
Adam Pearson explores why disability hate crime is under-reported and off people's radar.
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Overview
Adam Pearson - who has neurofibromatosis type 1 - is on a mission to explore disability hate crime: to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar.
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Runtime
57 min
Release Date
2015-07-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Adam Pearson
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