The terminology of the past can make for uncomfortable reading and nowadays it seems astonishing that there was even an insititution known as the Royal Cripples Hospital. But these records do give us insight into the lives of disabled people, the language and attitudes they were subject to and the dominating responses of society to disability.
The CCC was a charitable network based in Birmingham from 1930. Its activities were around providing recreational and welfare activities to Birmingham citizens.
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