History of Disability Timeline

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  • 1500 BCE

    Nomadic

    Nomadic
    Considered people with disabilities useless because they couldnt contribute. Left people with disabilities behind when they moved to new area.
  • 750 BCE

    Acient Grrece

    Acient Grrece
    Disability is still unexplained, Greeks looked for rational reasons why.
    Phrase "Idoit" is formed from Idos.
  • 500

    Mediivel Time

    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.
  • 1500

    Renissance

    Disabled begin to receive medical care. The disabled are encouraged to live with the public.
  • 1570

    Education

    Education
    The rise of public education begins in the western worlds.

  • American Colonies

    American Colonies
    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.

  • Dorthy Dix Fight For Equity

    Dorthy Dix Fight For Equity
    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.

  • Institutions Emerge

    Institutions Emerge
    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.

  • Modernization

    Modernization
    Every state now has a Institution, disabled are still being taken out of homes and placed into institutions.

  • Social Change

    Social Change
    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.