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“Second class” are words we use when buying stamps at the post office, but they shouldn’t apply to human beings. This is the point behind a freshly minted set of postage stamps that might not be legal tender for lockdown letters – but still have a powerful message to send.
Featuring the face of TV comedian Rosie Jones and five other public figures who all have cerebral palsy, the mock ‘2nd Class Citizen’ stamps are part of a campaign asking the government to “stamp out” the gap in healthcare those with cerebral palsy encounter as they turn 18.
When Jones guested on Question Time in November, she was painfully clear what life with a disability was like during the pandemic. “As a disabled person I don’t feel I am getting the care and support I need right now,” she told viewers.
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