My View on the History of Disability
After learning about history of disability, there are many main parts that stuck out to be quite absurd in today's time. In the Early 20th century, people with varying disabilities were seen as a waste of space. Their lives did not matter to the rest of the world, and they went by "out of sight, out of mind" mentality. Continuing throughout the years, legislations have been passed to treat people with disabilities as normal human beings with civil rights. For me, the most significant part happened when Kennedy became president and all the strong willed women in his life fought for the wrongs to be made right with the community of the disabled. It took a person in the so called 'spotlight' to finally be a voice, but the mothers of these children were the real voices fighting for their child's rights. Initially, these people were referred to as idiots, morons, and imbeciles. They were seen as criminals or a waste of money, and no one thought that any