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Here Deborah talks about the culture of ‘treatment’ within her school.

Here Tara describes the attitudes her mother experiences in the hospital after giving birth and the impact of those attitudes.

Here John describes the low aspirations people had of him throughout his life.

Here Sebastian recalls how, and perhaps why, he was bullied by a disabled person at school.

Here Ann talks about how she coped with prejudice as a young disabled child.

Here Ray recalls moving into a nearby girls’ school during wartime.

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