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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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Fleeing fear, defying prejudice

As teenage refugee Sedra Al-Yousef grappled with rebuilding her life and education in another country, at the same time she used compassion and humanity to demolish populist anti-refugee myths.

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Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability

By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.

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Colonialism and the origins of skin bleaching

The widespread practice of skin bleaching was heavily influenced by the Western colonisation and slavery of African and South Asian countries. Ngunan Adamu explores this toxic history.

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  • A message in yellow German lettering against a green background: 'AIDS. The real sickness of it is the prejudices against it.'; one of five advertisements by the AIDS-Hilfe Salzburg. Colour lithograph by Scharler & Deller Salzurg.
  • A message in Italian yellow lettering about the prejudices surrounding those who are HIV positive; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' solidarity poster campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero, in collaboration with the Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • A message in French yellow lettering about the prejudices surrounding those who are HIV positive; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' by the l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA , in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • Prejudice and ignorance about AIDS; advertisement by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. Lithograph.
  • HIV+ AIDS : fight the prejudice not the people / produced by National Union of Students.
  • HIV prejudice is still an issue in the UK : find out the facts at www.worldAIDSday.org / NAT.
  • HIV prejudice is still an issue in the UK : find out the facts at www.worldAIDSday.org / NAT.
  • "My son is homophobic, but I hope it's just a phase." ... : it's prejudice that's queer / CHAPS, Community HIV and AIDS Prevention Strategy , Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • HIV : reality : discover real stories about HIV in the UK : understanding the facts is key to fighting prejudice and protecting yourself and others / Aware Ltd.
  • HIV : reality : discover real stories about HIV in the UK : understanding the facts is key to fighting prejudice and protecting yourself and others / Aware Ltd.
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