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Dorothy Watts

Australian social worker
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  • House with No Steps

    The organization’s driving force was Dorothy Watts and her husband, Lionel Watts, who had struggled to find employment after he became a quadriplegic as a consequence of contracting polio in 1956. Confronted by a lack of understanding in the Sydney community and by the negative attitude that existed towards disabled…

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    The organization’s driving force was Dorothy Watts and her husband, Lionel Watts, who had struggled to find employment after he became a quadriplegic as a consequence of contracting polio in 1956. Confronted by a lack of understanding in the Sydney community and by the negative attitude that existed towards disabled…

    Read More