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

Oliver Twist and donk

Here Ron describes asking for more jam.

Not Good Enough

Here Alice describes the lasting impact of her education.

My Identity

Here Miro talks about what identity means to him.

Papering Over the Cracks

Here Richard talks about the need for role models.

I Didn’t Know What Was Possible

Here Joanne talks about not being confident to ask for support

Everything Changed

Here Samantha describes how she felt when she discovered she was HIV positive.

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