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

Boarding School

Here Ian shares his views on young people being sent to boarding school.

Where Are the Adults?

Here Zara describes her childhood expectation to grow up and be non-disabled.

Fed Like Pigs

Here Angela describes her painful experience of meal times at college.

Buzz Bombs and Doodlebugs

Here Ron describes the effects of relentless bombings on school life.

Interventions

Here Deborah talks about her days on the hospital wing of her residential school.

‘Special’ Carriage

Here Simone talks about her journey to school by train.

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