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Here Michelle recalls racist attitudes among the staff of her school.
Here Mark recalls a member of the public giving his dad some unusual advice.
Here Christine describes attitudes within her family about her deafness as she grew up and became an adult.
Here Angela describes the impact of public attitudes towards her when she went out in groups from school.
Here Roger talks about public attitudes towards disabled people.
Here Raymond describes changing attitudes towards people with learning difficulties.
Here Simone describes the attitude of the educational psychologist who reviewed her special school placement.
Here Tara describes the attitudes her mother experiences in the hospital after giving birth and the impact of those attitudes.
Here Alice recalls the benefits of being ‘homesick’.
Here David describes the challenge of getting away with things.
Here Elliot describes resisting punishment when he didn’t know what he was supposed to have done.
Here Philip describes getting out of playing cricket.
Here Clenton describes resisting the school culture’s impact upon him.
Here Jamie describes making a decision not to be seen as a ‘little angel’.
Here Jane describes how her attitude has helped her to survive.
Here David describes defying the medical professions expectations of him.
Here Zara describes refusing to go to ‘statementing’ meetings.
Here Clenton describes the impact of education on how we see ourselves.
Here Tara describes her first introduction to the Social Model of Disability in her adult life.
Here Simone describes the impact of education on how a person experiences the world.
Here Ronald shares his feelings that animals are treated better than disabled children.
Here Mark describes the impact of his schooling on his later life.
Here Micheline describes how her own experience influenced her decisions as a parent.
Here Miro describes the difference he notices in the expectations of young disabled people now.
Here Jane describes how and why oppression occurs within the world of disability.
Here Etty talks about her wishes to see the world.
Here Clenton explores the culture of school and the difference between schooling and education.
Here Clenton talks about the impact that school can have on aspirations.
Here Alice describes the lasting impact of her education.
Here Alice talks about the difference in young people’s understanding of disability now.
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