Stories
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Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability
By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.
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Silent threat
As Vanessa Peterson recovered from a frighteningly serious illness, she wondered whether it was linked to air quality. For many communities, she found, pollution is a political issue.
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To write in golden photographs
When Rachel Genn’s brother disappeared, a newspaper article led the family to his bedside. But the accident he’d barely survived was not to be the last tragedy in his life.
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Dyslexia and its misconceptions
Overcoming common myths about dyslexia only adds to the challenges of growing up with the condition. Madeleine Morley, who was diagnosed with dyslexia aged eight, goes into myth-busting mode and shares her personal experiences.
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Crutches and orthopaedic boots.
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The devil upon two sticks. Translated from the Diable Boiteux of M. Le Sage. To which are prefixed, Asmodeus's Crutches, a critical letter upon the work; and dialogues between two chimneys of Madrid.
Le Sage, Alain René, 1668-1747.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The devil upon two sticks. Newly translated from the Diable boiteux of M. Le Sage. To which are prefixed, Asmodeus's Crutches, a critical letter upon the work; and Dialogues between some chimneys of Madrid. A new edition. In two volumes.
Le Sage, Alain René, 1668-1747.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Archives and manuscripts
Physiotherapist with patient in plaster jacket and head, crutches and calliper, at Institute of Orthopaedics
Date: c.1965Reference: SA/CSP/Q.1/251Part of: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy- Archives and manuscripts
Physiotherapist with patient in plaster jacket and head, crutches and calliper, at Institute of Orthopaedics
Date: c.1965Reference: SA/CSP/Q.1/250Part of: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy