Disability and Ideology in Pre-Nazi Germany

This chapter explores historical attitudes towards disability in Germany prior to the Third Reich, focusing on the interplay between poverty, disease, and societal perceptions. It examines the eugenics movement and the rise of dangerous ideologies that influenced Nazi policies aimed at creating a 'disability-free' nation. Through propaganda and the manipulation of public opinion, it reveals how marginalized groups were scapegoated in the quest for national purity.

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