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⩥ How did the Greeks view disabilities?
Answer: They sought rational explanations, believing conditions like
epilepsy were disturbances of the mind.
⩥ What shift in attitude towards disabilities occurred with early
Christianity?
Answer: There was a period of sympathy and pity, with churches
organizing services for people with disabilities.
⩥ What negative belief did many Christians hold about disabilities?
Answer: They believed disability represented impurity that could be
purged through worship and forgiveness.
⩥ How were people with disabilities treated during the Middle Ages?
Answer: They were ridiculed and persecuted, often seen as
manifestations of evil.
⩥ What significant change occurred during the Renaissance regarding
disabilities?
,Answer: The initiation of medical care and education for people with
disabilities began.
⩥ What is the 'charity model' in the context of disabilities?
Answer: A model based on a benevolent society providing services
based on what is presumed to be best for those served.
⩥ What did the Renaissance's charity model promote regarding
institutionalization?
Answer: It promoted institutionalization as a means of doing what was
best for people with disabilities.
⩥ What was the societal belief about education for people with
disabilities from the Renaissance through World War II?
Answer: People with disabilities could be educated but only in
segregated programs or schools.
⩥ What horrific events occurred in Hitler's Germany regarding people
with disabilities?
Answer: They were subjected to medical experimentation and mass
execution.
⩥ What was the attitude of early American settlers towards people with
disabilities?
,Answer: They believed such individuals would require financial support
and enacted laws to restrict their immigration.
⩥ What were almshouses, and how did they relate to people with
disabilities?
Answer: Almshouses were developed for people in need, including those
with disabilities, often leading to institutionalization.
⩥ What concept emerged from the American Frontier Movement
regarding social issues?
Answer: The belief that social ills could be eradicated by local
initiatives, linked to 'rugged individualism.'
⩥ What was the focus of the first federally funded rehabilitation
programs after World War I?
Answer: They focused on veterans with disabilities returning home.
⩥ What argument did the blind community make during the 1940s
regarding rehabilitation?
Answer: They argued for separate services based on the belief that
education was more important than rehabilitation.
⩥ What significant change occurred in vocational rehabilitation
programs due to advocacy from the blind community?
, Answer: A split occurred, allowing separate entities for state vocational
rehabilitation and agencies serving the blind.
⩥ What was the impact of the social change movements during the
1960s on services for people with disabilities?
Answer: They led to serious consideration of broader services beyond
vocational rehabilitation.
⩥ What began to grow across the nation in response to gaps in services
for people with disabilities?
Answer: Community-based programs began to emerge.
⩥ What new elements started to make a difference in the lives of people
with disabilities during the 1960s?
Answer: New concepts, technology, and attitudes began to emerge.
⩥ How do historical attitudes towards disabilities influence current
behaviors?
Answer: The history of treatment informs today's attitudes and behaviors
towards people with disabilities.
⩥ What is projection in the context of attitudes towards disabilities?
Answer: Projection is the act of imagining having the disability, often
seen during barrier awareness days.