PSY345H5 Lecture Notes - Hearing Aid, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Kea
Document Summary
Kids with disabilities were seen as shame, weakness and burden on society: 18th century humanitarian and legal reforms. 18th century - major shift in treatment of people with disability church started to take responsibility of people with disabilities -> argued that they should be treated in humane way. Humanitarian reforms gradually translated into legal reforms institualization. With inc indutrialisation people with disabilities became more visible -> harder time to keep up with work. Periods are not well defined in terms of duration bc can still see intitualization, legal reforms etc legislature. Barrier free society can be created through: accessibility to education ->fape (free and appropriate public education) Provision under idea that requires every student with disabilities to be included in public education appropriate is the one that meets the child"s unique needs: accessibility to employment -> barrier free facilities. Have laws to protect people with disabilities but as society progresses, more and more disabled are left behind.
