INED 4435 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, American Sign Language, Laura Bridgman
27 Oct 2018
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Before examining current policies and practice for students with disabilities, it is important to understand how the field of special education has evolved over time. In this presentation we will discuss the historical underpinnings and major events related to the treatment of individuals with disabilities. (3) many things can come to mind when we think of special education. What we know from historical accounts dating back over the last hundred years is that individuals with disabilities were often ostracized and treated as inferior human beings. Disabilities often fell into four quote visible categories: physical handicap, mental illness, deaf, or blind. Explanations for disability ranged from societal- survival of the fittest- to spiritual- demon-possessed. The enlightenment period brought a shift in thinking that people with disabilities should not be punished but instead treated. (4) the shift towards treatment and training led to the opening of institutions around the.
