Disabilities In The 1930's

Throughout history the treatment of disabilities, this has been very difficult for people going through this, especially for the people that went through it in the past. In the 1930’s they were known as “unhealthy” or “defective”. Some people described them as “possessed by evil spirits”. Most people even thought of them as “bad luck”. According to Study.com, it is stated “This treatment of disabled people as outcasts continued throughout much of history. They may have been described as possessed by evil spirits or otherwise flawed in some way.” This is stating that people did not like the disable or were afraid of bad things happening to them. Beginning in the late 1800’s, people treated them like they were nothing or didn’t matter at all. They were not allowed to marry anyone or live in the U.S. Most of

People with disabilities were sterilized so they couldn't have children and something called "EUGENICS LAWS" which were passed.” This quote is stating the fact that they were treated, worthless, poor, and a nobody. Normal people did not want them to have a normal life and have them struggle. Later views started to change when Franklin D. Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States which influenced people to start walking in the “March of the Dime.” Later, in the 1990’s, George W. Bush releases the “American with Disability Act” law to let disabled go to school, transportation, jobs, and all public and private places that are open to the public. According to adata.org, it says “ The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.” I am very glad that the ADA finally became a law and people have changed the way they treated the