The Importance of Institutionalization of Disabled People

Nearly all states established asylums and institutions for disabled people in the mid nineteenth century. In a whole host of ways, people challenged restrictions based on disabilityand advocated for their rights as citizens. So this is just one individual person in her story of resistance. We think that she was born in 17 80 fiveand we do know that she lived in east bradford, pennsylvania. You're listening to sspan's lectures in history, we constantly see examples the adage past is prologue. With s span's podcast, a weekly, we use the resources of s span's vast video library to take a look at past events that give context to the events of the day.