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The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime

The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime

Adam Pearson explores why disability hate crime is under-reported and off people's radar.

2015•57m
DocumentaryTV Movie

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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Betty TV

Language

EN

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Released

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Adam Pearson

Adam Pearson

Self

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