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Welcome to Our Oral Histories Project on Disability

Back to the Future West Lothian is an oral history project on disability, by
Disability West Lothian. We wanted to capture the views and shared experiences
of disabled people in West Lothian. To recognise how things have changed, the
majority for the better, whilst acknowledging difficulties of the past.
Collecting oral histories, as a record of how disability access knowledge and
equality has changed over the years seemed like the perfect way for us to do
this. We are exploring how people with disabilities have shaped and influenced
West Lothian's landscapes and buildings the project's key themes are disability
and - youth, education, outings, transport, events ETC. We are very grateful to
the Heritage Lottery for giving us funding to carry out our project.



This website shares some of the stories shared with us, and information we found
while researching disability in West Lothian.
Gordon Mungall
Chair of Disability West Lothian

DEBBIE INTRODUCES THE BACK TO THE FUTURE PROJECT

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How people with disabilities have shaped and influenced West Lothian buildings
and landscapes. Capturing the lived experience in relation to youth, education,
outings, transport, and events.

DEBBIE INTRODUCES THE
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Disability History Timelines



INCLUDING LOTS OF NEW AND UPDATED LINKS
TO EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE EVEN FURTHER!
INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, SCOTTISH, WEST LOTHIAN
EVENTS

Oral Histories Are Here!



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JOHN, SCOTT, KATHY, GORDON, JORDAN
MOIRA, COLIN, FRANCES AND THE TWO JAMESES
TELL THEIR AMAZING STORIES!


West Lothian
"Almond Valley Viaduct Panorama" flickr photo by Ron Dough
https://flickr.com/photos/15097772@N08/8217268440 shared under a Creative
Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

West Lothian, the second smallest of Scotland's mainland counties is located on
the southern shore of the River Forth and sits in the middle of central Scotland
between the major cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The county we know today, was made up from the historic counties of
Linlithgowshire and part of Edinburghshire, but after some major boundary
changes in 1975 the modern-day West Lothian was created as a district of the
Lothian Region (made up of the East, Mid and West Lothians).

In 1996 West Lothian Council was established, and currently serves a community
of over 170,000 citizens and makes up around 4% of the population of Scotland.

The main towns are Linlithgow, Torphichen, Bathgate, Armadale, Broxburn, Uphall,
East, Mid and West Calder, Bo'ness, Blackburn, Whitburn, and Livingston, the
fourth of Scotland's New Towns and the largest population centre in the
Lothians, after Edinburgh.

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