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

Skiving

Here Mark talks about his best friend Johnny.

Eating Yoghurt

Here Simone talks about having less opportunity of learning with a narrow curriculum

Being Reborn

Here Sue describes the legacy of her residential schooling on her life afterwards.

Grandma’s Attitude

Here Tara describes the shocking attitude of her grandmother.

Egg and Spoon

Here David describes taking part in Sports Day at school.

Last to be Picked

Here Clenton describes being picked last in Sport.

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