Stories
- Article
Thalidomide survivors in the 21st century
As thalidomide survivors enter their 60s, they look back on their lives and the legacy of the thalidomide catastrophe.
- Article
Families fighting for justice
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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Disability, education and prejudice
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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Adapting to life as a thalidomide survivor
Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied.
Catalogue
- Books
A garden of marvels : how we discovered that flowers have sex, leaves eat air, and other secrets of plants / Ruth Kassinger.
Kassinger, Ruth, 1954-Date: [2014]- Books
No time to lose : a life in pursuit of deadly viruses / Peter Piot with Ruth Marshall.
Piot, Peter, 1949-Date: [2012], ©2012- Audio
- Online
Thalidomide oral history. Parenthood.
Date: 2013-2012- Audio
- Online
Thalidomide oral history. Drug companies.
Date: 2013-2012- Audio
- Online
Thalidomide oral history. Mothers' guilt.
Date: 2013-2012