Stories
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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The joys and failures of audio description
Audio description enhances the experience of watching a film or TV show for people with a visual impairment, but it's not widely available in the UK. Alex Lee explains why.
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Dying to be in nature
The modern funeral business is one that uses up precious resources and pollutes the planet. But you can make sure it’s only your memory that leaves its mark with these new and natural ways to leave this earth.
Catalogue
- Books
Three studies of abortion laws in the Commonwealth / by Mostyn P. Embrey [and others].
Date: [1977?]- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Pamphlets on abortion
Date: 1978-1983Reference: SA/ALR/G.177-183Part of: Abortion Law Reform Association- Books
Enabling legal environments for effective HIV responses : a leadership challenge for the Commonwealth / authored by John Godwin.
Godwin, JohnDate: 2010- Archives and manuscripts
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)Date: 1930s-2002Reference: SA/ASH- Books
The politics of vaccination : a global history / edited by Christine Holmberg, Stuart Blume and Paul Greenough.
Date: 2017