S1 Ep126: Wellbeing - Kev Donnellon - Thalidomide and Me

Warning – This episode contains the odd swear word, as well as mentions of sex and abortion 

In today’s episode I speak to Kev Donnellon, who is a normal guy doing normal things. He also happens to be a Thalidomider, and is happy to be described that way, but not defined that way. You must hear this story!!! 

Check out Kev’s website here… http://kevindonnellon.com/ 

In Part 1 we chat about

-            Introduction. 
-            How Thalidomide affected Kevin and others
-            The story of Thalidomide
-            Unofficial ‘euthanasia’
-            Media coverage
-            Compensation and lack thereof
-            Living a ‘normal’ life
-            Romantic relationships
-            Vulnerability and ‘infertility’
-            Prejudice and discrimination
-            Institutions and disability
-            The Social Model of Disability
-            The history of enforced sterilisation
-            Leaving home
-            Independent living and accessibility 
-            Getting into politics and disability rights
-            The story of Mrs Skelley. 
-            And so much more…

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