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Summary:THIS PROGRAMME TELLS THE MOVING STORY OF THE WAY DISABLED CHILDREN WHO GREW UP IN THE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE CENTURY. MORE THAN HALF A MILLION CHILDREN WHO HAD RICKETS, POLIO, CEREBRAL PALSY OR SEVERELY IMPAIRED VISION AND HEARING LIVED AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS OR WENT TO THE LOCAL STATE SCHOOL. BUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WERE OFTEN COMPLETELY NEGLECTED. FOR DISABILITY WAS SURROUNDED BY ATTITUDES OF IGNORANCE AND FEAR. MANY FAMILIES REGARDED A DISABLED SON OR DAUGHTER AS A SOURCE OF DEEP SHAME.
Description:SERIES OF FOUR HALF HOUR PROGRAMMES ON THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF DISABILITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.