Warning – This episode contains the odd swear word. 



In today’s episode I speak to Kev Donnellon for Part 2 of his life journey! Check out Part 1 a few episodes ago to find out about how Thalidomide impacted on Kevin and how he tried to live a normal life as much as possible. In this episode we discuss Politics and also Kevin’s experience of education and family life. 



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In Part 2 we chat about



-              Why Thalidomide was taken by people as a ‘cure all’ drug

-              Further details of the impact of Mrs. Skelley on Kevin’s life

-              ‘Disabled’ Education in UK History

-              Kevin’s road to employment

-              Getting into left wing politics

-              Anti-nuclear weapon protests

-              Further elaboration on the Social Model of Disability

-              The Disabled Persons’ Direct Action Network

-              UK Politics today

-              The UK Labour Party

-              Experiences of university

-              Being a family man

-              And so much more…





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