Synopsis
A film about the routine aggression and abuse faced by disabled people in today's Britain, from verbal name-calling to violent physical attacks. Featuring a wide range of testimony from survivors.
- Programme: Targeted: The Truth about Disability Hate Crime
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2021
- PSHE
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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