Themes

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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

Mashed Potato

Here Christine describes having to eat mashed potato at school.

No Encouragement

Here Clenton talks about the low expectations his teachers had for him and his classmates.

Hand Me Downs

Here Clenton describes life with his family.

Driving

Here David talks about being able to get his driving license at sixteen.

Later Friendships

Here Paul recalls developing friendships during his University years.

Catch Up

Here Mark describes having to ‘self knowledge’ himself.

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