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DISABILITY campaigners are hailing a landmark victory after a mother won backdated payment for free school meals and compensation because her disabled son had to be educated by her at home.
The victory could help hundreds and even thousands of parents of children with disabilities who cannot attend school because of their disabilities.
But campaigners blamed government austerity for forcing the mother into fighting for 15 months to win the right to school meals and paid-for education at home.
SWEE ANG, the founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is a big believer in the power of small actions, and she is the living proof it works, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
