History of Disability
25 entries in the History of Disability compendium.
Disability in American slaveryDisability among enslaved people in the antebellum American South.Disability History AssociationInternational non-profit promoting disability history scholarship.Disability in ancient RomeDisability in ancient Rome was varied, regulated, and culturally complex.Disability in the Middle AgesMedieval disability was common, varied, and rarely documented.Disability rights movementGlobal movement for equal rights and opportunities for disabled people.Disability treatments in the United StatesAsylums gave way to consumer-driven care — that's the U.S. arc.Family MovementAdvocating for rights and inclusion of families of people with disabilities.Walter E. FernaldPhysician and superintendent of a model institution for the intellectually disabled.Gaius Livius Drusus (jurist)Blind Roman jurist who advised clients from his home.Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilitiesPandemic deepened existing inequities for disabled populations worldwide.Inner Mongolia incidentA massive political purge during the Cultural Revolution in Inner Mongolia.Jane FooleEnglish court fool to queens Catherine Parr and Mary I.Museum of Disability HistoryThe only U.S. brick-and-mortar museum dedicated to disability history.MyopiaA common refractive error causing blurred distance vision.PrimodosHormonal pregnancy test linked to birth defects and litigation.Will SommersCourt jester of Henry VIII, known for shrewd wit and discretion.Elizabeth StorieScottish writer and seamstress who chronicled her fight for justice after medical malpractice.Suffrage for Americans with disabilitiesBarriers to voting for Americans with disabilities persist despite federal laws.Dorothy Talbye trialEarly American execution of a mentally ill woman for murder.Thalidomide scandalA drug disaster causing over 10,000 birth defects worldwide.Timeline of disability rights in CanadaKey events in Canadian disability civil rights history.Timeline of disability rights in JapanKey events in Japan's disability rights history.Timeline of disability rights in the United KingdomKey events in UK disability rights history.Timeline of disability rights in the United StatesKey events in U.S. disability civil rights from 1776 onward.Timeline of disability rights outside the United StatesKey events in disability rights outside the US, UK, Canada, and Japan.
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