Psychology 2043A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Audiology, Assistive Technology, Ontario Human Rights Code

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: Alexandra Twyman

Document Summary

Psych 2043a: history and social forces in special education (cid:498)asylum for idiots(cid:499) institutions. )n the early (cid:883)(cid:891)th century exceptional children weren"t allowed to go to school, they were placed in. This was ontario"s first publically funded asylum for those who were mentally deficient. The residents were treated like patients as the staff followed a medical model of care. The ontario department of health was responsible for these institutions. ** )t wasn"t until (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:889)(cid:886) when the ministry of community and social services started to provide services for those who were disabled. In 1800s and early 1900s, psychiatric, learning and developmental disabilities were lumped together and were seen as a medical problem. Families were encouraged to send their loved ones to an institution to seek care. Eugenics movement: this tried to control groups of people who were thought of as inferior. People who followed this thought those with disabilities were causing many social problems and needed to be removed from society.