The British Library The British Library http://sounds.bl.uk/JISC ASR IPR STATUS LIST.xls Ross, Joan (Part 1 of 6). Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy C1134/21/01-03 Interviewed for the project 'Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy'; a project conducted by Scope in partnership with the British Library, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund Part 1 (Tape 1 Side A): Born in Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales. Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool. Brain damage. Great Ormond Street Hospital. Physiotherapy and electrical treatment twice a week. London Underground. Article in ‘The Lancet’ on physio Eirene Collis. Friends Margaret and Norma. Difficulty in finding a school. Had a sister Margaret at age 12. Girl Guides. Running a Brownie pack. RSA Stage One English at the Royal Society of English. Poor handwriting affected exams. Electric typewriter. North London Spastics’ Association. Teaching training course. Middlesex Polytechnic mature student. Cerebral Palsy 2005-07-14 sound Ross, Joan, 1939- (speaker, female) Burch, Samuel (speaker, male) 00:31:35 44100 16 1411kbps 00:31:36 44100 16 1411kbps