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    Disabled people's experiences of education over the last century

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About the project, about oral history, further links

Timeline


Explore the history of disabled people and education through time

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Schools packs, worksheets and external links

Hear our voices

A random selection of stories from the site

Diet Tables


Here Mark describes having to eat on separate ‘Diet Tables’

A Memorable Teacher


Here Clenton remembers Mr Hebden, a teacher who had a profound imact on his life.

Maintaining Friendships


Here Maresa talks about the difficulties of making friends when she was only in school one day a week.

Home Life


Here Joanne talks about being involved as interviewer and interviewee

Raw Carrots


Here Mark recalls a member of the public giving his dad some unusual advice.

Miss Ainsworth


Here Christine describes her ‘horrible’ chain smoking teacher.

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