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Independent Lens | Lives Worth Living | Like an Emancipation Proclamation for the Disabled | PBS

Duration: 02:36
Program: Independent Lens #1303
Broadcast Date: Oct. 27, 2011

Fred Fay survived a devastating spinal cord injury when he was only 16, and turned his misfortune into a movement for equality. With a small group of dedicated activists, he spearheaded the disability rights movement and changed the face of American society.

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