CHYS 2P35 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 chys 2p35
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10% of the population of children and youth. Demonology- before we understood chemical imbalances, this was the explanation for the behaviour. In 1692 they were pressed to death in the salem example, a lot of these people had mental illness but they were accused of being witches. Behaviour that we didn"t understand- getting rid of this behaviour in anyway that we understand. Its an explanation for behaviour that we don"t understand. Institutions- institute for the insane, for the defective and delinquent . Brown vs. topeka board of education (1954) this changed the landscape of exceptionalities. In the midwest town of topeka, kansas, a little girl named linda brown had to ride the bus five miles to school each day although a public school was located only four blocks from her house. Us supreme court ruling- school segregation banned, disability followed right after. Each province has its own education acts, regulations, and policies.