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| They've been called India's invisible minority, and there are more than fifty million of them. That's how many people are disabled in India. Despite being included in the national census, their needs were ignored. But this is going to change in the next census in February, which will have a special category for people with disabilities. For groups working on their behalf, it's an important victory. Javed Abidi is one of India's leading activists for the disabled and here he tells us his story.
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