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  1. Lucy Jones: Crawling to Glory

    5/5Tom Shakespeare celebrates painter Lucy Jones, who was born with cerebral palsy.

  2. Goya, Klee, Matisse: Leaving the Best till Last?

    4/5Tom Shakespeare discusses the lives and works of a selection of disabled artists.

  3. Arturo Bispo do Rosario: The Sculptor Who Saved the World

    3/5Tom Shakespeare discusses sculptor Arturo Bispo do Rosario, who had schizophrenia.

  4. The Genius of Disability: Bryan Pearce - What Would I Do If I Didn't Paint?

    2/5Tom Shakespeare on painter Bryan Pearce, born with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria.

  5. The Genius of Disability: Al-Ma'arri - Visionary Free Thinker

    1/5Tom Shakespeare discusses the blind tenth-century Arabian poet Al-Ma'arri.