Themes

Explore stories by theme

About

About the project, about oral history, further links

Timeline

Explore the history of disabled people and education through time

Resources

Schools packs, worksheets and external links

Hear our voices

A random selection of stories from the site

Shut Away and Tipped Out

Here Ronald shares his feelings that animals are treated better than disabled children.

Bird Table

Here Anthea recalls her loneliness at school.

Bad Girl

Here Jane talks about boredom leading to being ‘naughty’.

Fun at break times

Nadia remembers having fun.

Visiting every six weeks

Here Ron describes Sunday afternoon visiting for parents.

Mashed Potato

Here Christine describes having to eat mashed potato at school.

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