Barnardo’s is marking Disability History Month by sharing some 125-year-old stories of children supported by the charity. From the beginning, Barnardo welcomed all children regardless of their disability or background into his community. He wrote in 1877: “We receive cripples into our homes, not because they are cripples, but because they are destitute. Given the destitution and when accompanied by disease, deformity or ill-health… we will render assistance.” Barnardo disapproved of a segregated life for disabled children, arguing that able-bodied and disabled children both benefitted from integration. He wrote:…
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