The View From Down Here

The View From Down Here

Learning disability history is learning you belong

Jun 03, 2026
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Hello,

It’s funny what stays with you, isn’t it? I have a strong memory of being maybe eight or nine, and learning (probably badly) about the civil rights movement and the Suffragettes. And because I have apparently always been like this, I remember asking if disabled people had ever done similar, ever mounted a campaign to change things. What I don’t re…

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