Stories
- Article
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.
- Article
The family food of a kebab van man
Melek Erdal celebrates the physical and mental resilience of her father Yusuf, forged by isolation and dislocation, and reinforced by the distinctive cuisine of his home country, Turkey.
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- Article
How my wheelchair changed my life
A young woman diagnosed with a disabling condition found her world shrank without the mobility aids she needed to get outside. Finally facing the stigma around using a wheelchair transformed her everyday life.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Photographs: Family life
Date: 1980s-1990sReference: SA/NCT/P/1/2/19Part of: National Childbirth Trust (NCT)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Family Life Education Centres in Malaysia
Date: 1983-1984Reference: SA/POP/C/1/4/6Part of: Population Concern- Books
The facts of life / by Roger Pilkington.
Pilkington, Roger.Date: [1963?]- Journals
The Family coordinator.
Date: ©1968-- Archives and manuscripts
Open University Teachers (renamed) Family Life Education Project
Health Education CouncilDate: 1984-1986Reference: SA/HEC/A/12/4Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority