U.S. History of Disability Rights (SC)

Throughout much of our history, disability has been seen as something that needs to be fixed, cured, and eliminated. Treatments that were being used and seen as "best-practice" were against the person's will, inhumane, and even often without their knowledge. From the early 1900s through the 1970s, people with disabilities were labeled with words like moron, feeble-minded, and idiots and were segregated from the general public, placed into institutions and asylums, and sterilized. This course serves to introduce, bring awareness, and educate anyone who seeks knowledge and a better understanding of supporting people with disabilities.