David Webb

David Webb was born in 1951 in Winchester. He spent his entire school life attending various boarding schools apart from three years which he spent in hospital from the age of seven and then continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind.

‘Spaz’

Here David describes himself and other children being called names and taunted at school.

Letters Home

Here David describes life on the children’s ward.

Falling Asleep

Here David recalls what would happen if you fell asleep in an English lesson.

Quis? Ego

Here David describes his first day at his residential school with a ‘public school culture’.

Bounced Downstairs

Here David talks about getting around school in his wheelchair.