2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,000 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 3 trips to carry that many people. Click here to […]

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Events and a New Website on the History of Learning Disability

Talk by Simon Jarrett at the National Archives ‘He is so silly, he would rather have a half pence than a shilling’: Discovering the history of learning disability 31 January 2014 | 14:00-15:00 | National Archives  This talk explores the fascinating and little-known world of the history of people with learning disabilities, known variously over time as […]

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Museum Events and News

The History of Normansfield Hospital Wednesday, 11 September 2013. 7:00 pm A talk by the archivist at the Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability, about the work at the museum and the fascinating and inspiring history of Normansfield Hospital. This talk is part of the ‘Know Your Place’ heritage festival that is happening across the […]

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