The evolution of disability rights

While viewing the images What is the message portrayed by the image and caption? What do these messages indicate about the treatment and perceptions of people with disabilities?

“Lunatic Hospital” (1830)

“Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb” (1856)

“Boston Hospital for the Insane” (1860)

“Institution for Idiots” (1870)

“Our afflicted sister” (1890)

Family with man in a box (1890)

Wheelchair with wooden wheels (1890)

“School for the feeble-minded” (1915)

Charity Postcard (1910)

Chicago Tribune (1915)

The Black Stork (1917)

“Johnny can’t play no more” (1938)

Post 1940 Images How do these images portray a shift in attitudes from the earlier photos? In what ways do these images challenge stereotypes about people with disabilities?

Social Security Ad (1940)

Camp Koch for Crippled Children (1950)

Wheelchair baseball (1962)

“On the job” (1974)

“Play ball!” (1980)

Easter Seals Ad (1988)

Easter Seals Ad (1990)

Special Olympics (2008)

Where do we stand today? Are there issues of inequitable treatment for people with disabilities today? As the movement for disability rights continue, what gains do you predict will be made in the next 20 years?

Talk radio (2008) A nationally syndicated radio show host claimed that autism is a fraud and a racket... “I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is. What do you mean they scream and they're silent? They don't have a father around to tell them, 'Don't act like a moron. You'll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot."

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