Barbara Lisicki

Barbara Lisicki
Lisicki speaks at UK Disability History Month in 2017
Other namesWanda Barbara (stage name)
Occupation(s)Activist, comedian, equality trainer
Years active1988-present
Known forDisability rights activism
Notable workDisabled People's Direct Action Network

Barbara Lisicki is a British disability rights activist, comedian, and equality trainer.[1][2] She is a founder of the Disabled People's Direct Action Network (DAN),[3][4][5] an organization that engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience to raise awareness and to advocate for the rights of disabled people.[6] She is a featured subject of the 2022 BBC docudrama Then Barbara Met Alan,[7] and appeared in The Disabled Century on BBC2 in 1999.[8]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NDACA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rose, Damon. "The wheelchair warriors". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ Rose, Damon (7 November 2015). "When disabled people took to the streets to change the law". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ Oliver, Mike (July 1997). "The Disability Movement is a New Social Movement!". Community Development Journal. 32 (3). Oxford University Press: 244–251. doi:10.1093/cdj/32.3.244. JSTOR 44257345. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ The Ouch Team (6 November 2015). "Choices and rights: The story of the Disability Discrimination Act". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ Richardson, Hollie; Harrison, Phil; Duggins, Alexi (29 December 2021). "The 25 must-see TV shows of 2022". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ Hoggart, Paul (11 June 1999). "Pride in disability is alive-and kicking". The Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.