Stories
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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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Acting, disableism and inclusive theatre
Deaf theatre director Jenny Sealey discusses inclusivity, community and the resilience of disabled actors.
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“People see the disability but forget the ability”
I’m a disabled Asian woman, and mother of four. I’m trying to show people that we have to talk about disability if we want things to change.
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Our Covid complicity
Athena Stevens thought she had a cold that she tried to ignore, but it turned out to be Covid-19. Here she reflects on how we have all put ourselves and others at risk with the choices we’ve made during this pandemic.
Catalogue
- Books
The incomplete child : an intellectual history of learning disabilities / Scot Danforth.
Danforth, Scot.Date: [2009], ©2009- Books
Mental handicap : an introduction / D.J. Eden.
Eden, David, 1942-Date: [1976], ©1976- Books
Pupils with mental or educational disabilities / a report of the Advisory Council on Education in Scotland.
Date: 1951- Books
The special child / Barbara Furneaux.
Furneaux, Barbara.Date: 1969- Books
- Online
On the education of the imbecile / by Dora Greenwell.
Greenwell, Dora, 1821-1882.Date: 1869