Disabled people's experiences of education over the last century
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Explore the history of disabled people and education through time
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A random selection of stories from the site
Here Deborah talks about the culture of ‘treatment’ within her school.
Here Esther describes her journey to school.
Here Simone talks about having less opportunity of learning with a narrow curriculum
Here Mavis describes her school being sent oranges for Christmas.
Here John describes the low aspirations people had of him throughout his life.
Here Joanne talks about the need for more support.
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