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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.

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  • Darenth Asylum and Schools, Dartford, Kent: panoramic view. Photograph.
  • History of the free-schools, colleges, hospitals, and asylums of Birmingham, and their fulfilment / by George Griffith.
  • The asylum or school for the blind, Bristol: the courtyard. Lithograph by Day & Haghe after S.C. Jones and T. Rickman.
  • The asylum or school for the blind, Bristol: the courtyard. Lithograph by Day & Haghe after S.C. Jones and T. Rickman.
  • Annual report for the year 1902 (fifth year of issue) / Metropolitan Asylums Board.
  • Institution for the Blind, Philadelphia. Lithograph by J.C. Wild.
  • School of Industry for the Indigent Blind, Liverpool, Merseyside: with floor plans. Line engraving by H. Mutlow.
  • The blind school, Southwark. Engraving, 1834, after H. West.
  • The blind school, Southwark. Coloured engraving by R. Acon, 1829, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • The blind school, Southwark. Coloured engraving by R. Acon, 1829, after T. H. Shepherd.
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