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The document outlines the history of disability from ancient times to the present. It discusses how in ancient times, those with disabilities were often abandoned, used for entertainment, or killed. In the Middle Ages, they faced cruel treatment and were seen as "filled with Satan." Institutions began appearing in the 1800s to train and teach those with disabilities, but later focused on segregation. The modern disability rights movement emerged in the 1950s, led by parents and self-advocates who fought for
- Author
- rosspark
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- EN