Stories
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Social isolation and the search for sanctuary
Threatened with deportation, Furaha Asani turned to her church for support. Met with silence and disinterest, she walked away, but argues that churches should do much more for migrants.
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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
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The epilepsy diagnosis
Epilepsy exists between the mind and body, something that Aparna Nair experienced for herself when she was diagnosed as a teenager.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
Catalogue
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Darenth Asylum and Schools, Dartford, Kent: panoramic view. Photograph.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999?]Reference: 614157i- Pictures
Darenth Asylum and Schools, Dartford, Kent: staff, pupils and buildings. Album of photographs, 1902, and other documents.
Minns, Emma.Date: [1918?]Reference: 590198i
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The sixth annual report of the committee for and Darenth Schools and Asylum for imbeciles, to 31st December, 1880.
Metropolitan District School and Asylum for Imbeciles at Darenth.Date: 1881
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The fifth annual report of the committee for and Darenth Schools and Asylum for imbeciles, to 31st December, 1879.
Metropolitan District School and Asylum for Imbeciles at Darenth.Date: 1880
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The ninth annual report of the committee for and Darenth Asylum and Schools for imbeciles, to 31st December, 1882.
Metropolitan District School and Asylum for Imbeciles at Darenth.Date: 1883