Category Archives: Memories

Disability History: Projects and the Personal

By: A.C The informal talk on “Disability History in the Granite City” at our premises on 25 April, was well received by the two dozen or so people who ventured out on a Spring evening.  Our main speaker Andrew Hunter, explained … Continue reading

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Work

By: A.H. As hard as it may be to imagine these days, there was once a time when the words “Aberdeen” and “Industry” didn’t always come with the word “Oil” in between them. Aberdeen was once a city with a wide … Continue reading

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School Days

By: A.H. Aberdeen has a long and well known relationship with education. It’s a matter of not inconsiderable civic pride that the city was home to two universities when the entirety of England was home to just two (Marischal and Kings … Continue reading

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Introductions

By: A.H.  There is an old curse: “may you live in interesting times”. This is a curse that has come true for everyone who has ever lived. All times are interesting. Everyone has stories and experiences worth sharing. It’s tempting … Continue reading

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Bullying Then And Now

By: A.C. This article at the BBC on disabled families being subjected to hate crime is not new at all. Just that those hateful people with little to occupy their minds or hands, have easier methods through social media to carry out … Continue reading

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Exercise, Now and Then

By: A.C. I don’t know if it’s the age I am at, or if my memory is only selecting memories of my growing–up in Lanarkshire. I noticed today ( 1 April) a story on disability  and forms of exercise for those … Continue reading

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Transport difficulties in the 60s

By: A.C. Nowadays, I seem to get distant memories triggered by an innocent conversation. This was evident when I was talking with my wife, on what is available nowadays, and what happened in the sixties, with regard to disability access to … Continue reading

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Terms and Conditions

By: S.W. When asked if I could write an article or similar for this blog I was shown a list of politically correct names and phrases for people with disabilities.  On the negative side the somewhat derogatory and unseemly references used … Continue reading

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Extra Costs

By: A.C. I think those of us who have brought up children, will know the resigned and inevitable shrug of the shoulders when our children all seemed to need new shoes at exactly the same time. Unlike clothes which can … Continue reading

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Invacar Memories

By A.C. I was reading an article the other day about the old three –wheeler Invacar which was developed for the disabled following WW2 and for use in the new NHS. My mother was granted one of these little fibreglass … Continue reading

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