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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“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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Words of hope and anger
Author and spoken word poet Penny Pepper remembers her childhood dreams, and speaks out against the barriers society uses to prevent disabled people from fulfilling their potential.
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‘Jessy’, a film about cerebral palsy
How the 1950s British film industry portrayed this disease.
Catalogue
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Disabled children : a legal handbook.
Broach, SteveDate: 2016- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence - General Meeting and Executive Committee
Date: 19 Sep 1969Reference: SA/CMO/C/119Part of: Association of County Medical Officers of Health and the County Medical Officers Group of the Society of Medical Officers of Health- Videos
Disowned and disabled. 2/2, Breaking free.
Date: 2013- Books
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The training of mentally defective children / by Martin W. Barr.
Barr, Martin W., 1860-1938.Date: 1906- Archives and manuscripts
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Sex education for people with disabilities - mental/physical
Date: 1966 - 2001Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/6/11Part of: Family Planning Association