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

Stand in the Corner

Here Elliot describes resisting punishment when he didn’t know what he was supposed to have done.

Feeling Safe

Here Samantha describes her relationship with her college tutor.

I Could Have Shone

Here Anthea talks about her wish to go to ‘normal’ school.

The Training Centre

Here Debbie talks to Ursula about her school environment.

Missing Out

Here Sebastian describes being left out of PE at school.

Where Are the Adults?

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

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