A History of Social Policy Toward People with Disabilities

Overview

Abandoned to Their Fate

Beginning in the Middle Ages, this program traces the origins of our social stereotypes and exclusionary practices toward people with disabilities. Drawing from scholarly records, institutional archives, original photography and popular media, the program focuses on the moral, aesthetic and economic policies that shaped the lives of people with disabilities.

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Audience:

Special education teachers and support staff. Vocational and residential support staff. Undergraduate and graduate students. Anyone involved with people who have developmental disabilities.

Author

  • IRIS Educational Media

    Program Deveolper

    Based in Eugene, Oregon, IRIS Educational Media is a behavioral research and development firm.

  • Philip Ferguson

    Ph.D.

    Dr. Ferguson is the Desmond Lee Professor of Education and Children with Disabilities at the College of Education, University of Missouri, St. Louis.

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Product Description

Do you know where the phrase "ship of fools" comes from, or the origin of the word "bedlam?" Find out in this social documentary.

Beginning in the Middle Ages, this program traces the origins of our social stereotypes and exclusionary practices toward people with disabilities. Drawing from scholarly records, institutional archives, original photography and popular media, the program focuses on the moral, aesthetic and economic policies that shaped the lives of people with disabilities.


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