Damon Rose

Their rebellious protests to change the law The wheelchair warriors Their rebellious protests to change the law By Damon Rose A train pulls into Cardiff Queen Street Station on a bright spring morning and the carriage doors slide open. Quickly, a young man in a black beanie hat launches himself out of his wheelchair from the platform onto the train carriage floor. To the surprise of the passengers, he handcuffs himself to a handrail. Further along the platform, others have done the same.

In the 1990s hundreds of disabled people took to the streets in protest at the injustice they felt. Their efforts helped to bring about the Disability Discrimination Act which is 20 years old this week.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNikki Fox on the hurdles and options for disabled voters With 13 million disabled people in the country, plus their friends and family, the political parties have a huge community to court. Universal credit is still making headlines, while the main parties are divided on what to do with the social care system. So what is being offered to disabled voters?