Stories
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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.
- Book extract
Sockets and stumps
Historian Emily Mayhew has met soldiers who have survived the seemingly unsurvivable. Here, she explores the part prosthetics play in the process of military rehabilitation.
- Article
Navigating in a connected world
Alex Lee ponders the promising ideas, stalled projects and pricey gadgets that aim to help visually impaired people get out and about. But it seems that an actual human could be the essential ingredient.
- 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.
Catalogue
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Artificial left arm and hand
Science Museum, London- Digital Images
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Artificial left arm and hand
Science Museum, London- Digital Images
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Artificial left arm and hand
Science Museum, London- Digital Images
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Artificial left arm, metal, with hand and canvas shoulder strap. Made by the Mckay Artificial Limb Company.
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Artificial left arm, metal, with hand and canvas shoulder strap. Made by the Mckay Artificial Limb Company.