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Farr, Pauline (Part 2 of 2). Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy
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Type
sound
Duration
00:31:05
Shelf mark
C1134/27/01
Subjects
Cerebral Palsy
Recording date
2005-06-09
Interviewees
Farr, Pauline, 1941- (speaker, female)
Interviewers
Hills, Phil (speaker, male: interviewer)
Abstract
Part 2 (Tape 1 Side B): Work centre management mainly non-disabled. Worked 17 years in Civil Service from 1985 as executive officer. Logistics, Andover, Ministry of Defence. Helped with school nursery. Local correspondent on local paper. Church Warden for nearly 3 years in Andover. Parochial Church Council. Youngest son was 'picked on' at school because of Pauline. Learning to drive 1973. Retired in 1999. Moved to Callington 2002. Family life.
Description
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
Related transcripts
Pauline Farr interviewed by Phil Hills: full transcript of the interview (PDF)
Related links
'Speaking For Ourselves' project website, including resources, information for schools and news
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Farr, Pauline (Part 2 of 2). Speaking for ourselves: an oral history of people with cerebral palsy
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