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Families fighting for justice
| Ruth BlueHollie Chastain
In 1962 a group of parents whose children had been affected by thalidomide began a decades-long battle in the law courts, the media and Parliament in order to win fair justice for all thalidomide survivors.
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The side effects of lithium mining
| Laura Grace SimpkinsMatjaž Krivic
Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.
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Disability, education and prejudice
| Ruth BlueHollie Chastain
In the 1960s and 1970s, thalidomide survivors had to fight for a proper education. If they weren’t brought up in institutions, they were often viewed as objects of curiosity, encountering verbal and sometimes physical abuse, both at school and in the world beyond.
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The 200-year search for normal people
| Sarah ChaneyMaïa Walcott
Sarah Chaney poses the question we’ve likely all asked at some point in our lives: 'Am I normal?’, and explores whether normality even exists.