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Birthday honours: Campaigners win recognition

Disabled campaigners mentioned in the Queen’s birthday honours have spoken of their shock at having their work recognised.
George Glass is to receive an MBE, after years of campaigning for the rights of blind and partially-sighted people in Stockton-on-Tees.
He lived as a “recluse” for 30 years after becoming blind in his 20s but decided to “return [...]