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Considered people with disabilities useless because they couldnt contribute. Left people with disabilities behind when they moved to new area.
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Disability is still unexplained, Greeks looked for rational reasons why.
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People were considered "Fools" if you were disabled. They were also sent away on ships and left in cogs. First Asylum for babies is founded.
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Disabled begin to receive medical care. The disabled are encouraged to live with the public.
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The rise of public education begins in the western worlds.
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Immigration is restricted do to discrimination. Laws are passed that restrict the disabled, the start of systemic practices to discriminate the disabled in the United States begin.
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Traveled around country checking out facilities for the disabled, publish findings to state legs. After finding out the horrid conditions, she aimed to help the conditions. She contacted legislators and helped change the facilities.
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State sanctioned facilities start to spring up across the United States. Built for Def, Blind, physical disabilities, these Institutions housed the disabled, sometimes for their whole lives.
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Every state now has a Institution, disabled are still being taken out of homes and placed into institutions.
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With the Civil Rights, consumerism and other movements starting to take place people with disabilities voices are starting to be heard. This is the beginning to independent living.
