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Disabled People’s experiences of education over the last century

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If I Could Change Something

Mainstream is the Way


Here Joanne talks about the need for more support.

Torn to the Ground


Here Jane talks about her wish to get rid of exclusion and segregation.

Acknowledgement


Here Ann talks about the changes she’d like to happen.

Boys and girls together


Here Ron talks about two ways in which his school life could have been better.

Reflections


Here Mark talks about the legacy of low expectations

Boarding School


Here Ian shares his views on young people being sent to boarding school.

Having a Satchel


Here Mavis describes her sense of missing out.

A Poor Education


Here Alice talks about the subjects she felt she missed out on at school.

Friendship is Key


Here Micheline describes the school she would like to see.

An Invisible Disability


Here Isobel talks about how her ME was misunderstood at school.

I Could Have Shone


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

Papering Over the Cracks


Here Richard talks about the need for role models.

Relate it to Now


Here Raymond talks about how he would like school to be more inclusive.

Being Taught Properly


Here Ajay describes a wish to have been taught his subjects to a better level.

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