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Disabled People’s experiences of education over the last century

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Support

Feeling Included


Here Miro talks about his experience of feeling well supported at primary school, by everyone in the school.

Help with Hearing


Here Donna talks about wearing a portable hearing loop in class.

D is for Dunce


Here Clenton talks about his struggles at school due to his Dyslexia not be recognised.

Velcro Support


Here Michelle talks about the downside to having what she describes as ‘velcro’ support assistants in school.

Lipreading in School


Here Christine talks about her difficulties trying to lipread in school and how that impacted on how she felt about herself.

Inconsistent Support


Here Ajay talks about the difficulty of having a different support worker each day.

Dialogue


Here Maresa talks about learning support in school.

The Death of Friends


Here Mark talks about the lack of pastoral support at his school.

Cotton Wool


Here Zara talks about her special school

I Didn’t Know What Was Possible


Here Joanne talks about not being confident to ask for support

A Lack of Support


Here Lynda talks about having to rely on help from other children.

Exhausting Exams


Here Sebastian talks about having to do exams without any adjustments or support.

Classmate


Here Haq remembers the girl who sat next to him in school.

British Sign Language


Nadia describes some of her communication support in school.

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