Exhibition: History of Disability
History of Disability For my public history exhibition, I have decided to write about the history of disability since that has been something I have been interested in. Although we learn many historical facts on wars, rights, racism, etc., we do not learn much about disability rights and their history. Even thought his topic is a sensitive topic, like other topics as well, I believe it is important to still talk about what occurred to people with disabilities and how they were treated. Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA) was signed back on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. There were many struggles with inequality and segregation, not just in America, but in many other countries as well. This exhibition will show the history from Greek Empire, Roman Times, Middle Ages, Renaissance Ages, and from 1700-20th Century. In Greek times, there were no special sympathy for any people with disability in Greek society because they were obsessed with the idea of human pe...