Next up, we re crossing to the us and the city of milledgeville in georgia, which used to be home to one of the biggest psychiatric hospitals in the world. in recent times, the half abandoned site has become a honeypot for urban explorers. william lee roberts, who is from the state, has been to take a look. sprawling, overbearing and derelict, these 200 buildings once made up one of the largest and most notorious state run psychiatric hospitals in the world. based in milledgeville, a small town less than 100 miles from atlanta, the central state hospital s dark legacy is infamous with local residents. founded in the 19th century as the georgia state lunatic, idiot and epileptic asylum, a lack of funding and a primitive approach to mental health led to brutal treatments and, at times,
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For not going far enough. nikki fox reports. for disabled children like florence, getting the right support and funding from government and local authority is crucial, especially when it comes to specialist education. this family had to spend £15,000 fighting to get the right school for their daughter. it felt so unfair. it felt so inappropriate to have to fight for something that should be a provision for all kids with special educational needs. 11 year old florence is autistic, epileptic and has global development delay. we looked at what would be best for florence and we came to the conclusion that a school with a specialist provision would be better suited for her. the family weren t happy with the council s first choice of school because they didn t believe it catered for people with more complex needs, like their daughter. so we decided to take the council
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And myself in future about what will happen when the nato leave afghanistan. i know i will see my wife and daughter get shot, and myself too. the government has unveiled a £1.6 billion plan to improve the lives and opportunities of disabled people in the uk. the national disability strategy aims to tackle issues such as a lack of access to housing, education and employment. but campaigners say it doesn t go far enough as our disability news correspondent nikki fox reports for disabled children like florence, getting the right support and funding from government and local authority is crucial, especially when it comes to specialist education. this family had to spend £15,000 fighting to get the right school for their daughter. 11 year old florence is autistic, epileptic, and has global development delay.