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

I’m a Writer

Here Maresa talks about what she does now

Parents

Here Micheline talks about her father supporting her.

Residential or Day Centre

Here Michelle talks about the choices she was given on leaving school

Choosing Mainstream

Here Maresa talks about choosing a mainstream school with her Mum.

Visiting every six weeks

Here Ron describes Sunday afternoon visiting for parents.

Exams

Nadia talks about her experiences of inaccessible exams.

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