Introduction

This week a lecture about disability in early america. Professor laurel dane of north carolina university discusses how disability was defined after the revolution. Peoplewith intellectual as well as physical incapacities were also placed, were all placed under guardianship. And so this act is from north carolina in 18 30. Sixand those described as lunatics or idiots were assigned legal guardians who managed their legal, political financial affairs. More on how federal laws impacted disabled people after this.