Want to know more?

• On the history of the last 50 years, see Jan Walmsley’s The Road to Citizenship in the Inclusive Archive. There is also an easy read version: https://inclusivearchive.org/story/6/the-road-to-citizenship-by-jan-walmsley/

• The Open University History of Learning Disability Education Resources, particularly No Longer Shut Up (full version), Activities 3, 4 and 12, and Jan Walmsley’s Institutionalisation: An Historical Perspective: http://www.open.ac.uk/health-and-social-care/research/shld/education-resources

• For differences across 12 countries:

  Walmsley, J. and Jarrett, S. (eds) (2019) Transnational Perspectives on intellectual Disabilities in the twentieth century: People, Policy, Practice Bristol: Policy Press.

• For family stories:

  Rolph S et al (eds) (2005) Witnesses to Change: Families, Learning Difficulties and History Kidderminster: BILD.

• For patients’ memories of institutions:

  Keilty T and Woodley K (2013) No Going Back https://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/library/by-date/no-going-back.html

• For staff reminiscences of working in institutions:

  Jan Walmsley and The Finding Out Group A Modern Hospital https://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/library/by-az/a-modern-hospital.html

• More detailed timeline: http://www.open.ac.uk/health-and-social-care/research/shld/timeline