Silenced The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain

For more than a century one group of people in Britain has been shut out of society denied basic human rights and treated with fear and prejudice Now in this shocking moving film writer actor and presenter Cerrie Burnell is going to uncover the hidden story of how disabled people fought back and won their freedom Cerrie was born without the lower part of her right arm As a presenter on CBeebies Cerrie was astonished to learn that some viewers thought her appearance would scare watching children Now she wants to find out where these attitudes to disabled people come from and why they persist today