Zhang Haidi
Chinese disability rights activist
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Maria da Penha
Brazilian survivor of domestic violence who campaigned for legal changes that established stricter sentences for physical offenders, promotd rehabilitation programs for perpetrators, and offered 24-hour police stations and shelters for abused women.
Eve Marion Rimmer
Eve Rimmer was one of New Zealand’s greatest paraplegic athletes, winning 32 medals – including 22 gold medals – for athletics and swimming at international sporting events. A household name during the late 1960s and 1970s, she was also an outspoken advocate for the rights of the disabled in sport and society.
Edith Mary Hall
Edith Hall was a leading advocate on behalf of people with disabilities both nationally and internationally.
Elizabeth Hastings
Australian’s first Disability Discrimination Commissioner
Angela Madsen
Angela Madsen was an American Paralympian athlete in both rowing and track and field.