In the 1800s, those with intellectual disabilities have been treated very unfairly compared to those without mental illnesses. The mentally ill are seen as a problem to the public and were never given the proper chance in society. From the 1800s to the present, many people, both citizens and experts, search for better ways to treat the disabled. Experts would even begin to seek knowledge for why they are different to further understand their needs. Some of the main contributors to gaining rights for the mentally disabled are Dorothea Dix, Nelly Bly and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. These three women and many government acts and laws contributed to the movement towards the rights of those with intellectual disabilities. In the 1840s, the
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This act would provide training and support to veterans. Due to this act being effective towards veterans, in 1943, it was expanded to aid those with mental illnesses. In the 1930s doctors began to develop thoughts and ideas of why the disabled would behave in certain manners. They began to try and understand them rather than stick them in mental facilities. Beginning in the 1950s, the deinstitutionalization movement was set into motion. This movement allowed the mentally ill to be moved out of the cruel environments of the facilities and back into the communities. The public would begin to adjust to their needs and were slow to provide the proper care required for …show more content…
The Architectural Barriers Act from 1968 was passed so that all federal buildings must provide physical disability access. The seventies continued the movement for the disabled. Multiple acts were passed throughout the seventies to benefit the mentally ill. 1972 provided the people with Independent Living Centers which would provide training and support for the disabled to live within a community. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program would give financial aid to those without employment. By the mid-1970s, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed. With this act being issued to the public, children with special needs were provided with the funding necessary to receive an education. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) from 1990 was a major part of the disabled rights movement. It required the all businesses make proper arrangements so that disabled workers are not excluded from the work environment. It guaranteed all mentally ill individuals the right to access public transportation and required that all public facilities, such as restaurants, stores, and theatres, make adjustments for special need access. To better aid the Education of the Handicapped Act, Congress would pass the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This act would require the parents of the special needs to approve plans for their child. To achieve the student’s full potential, schools
This act would provide training and support to veterans. Due to this act being effective towards veterans, in 1943, it was expanded to aid those with mental illnesses. In the 1930s doctors began to develop thoughts and ideas of why the disabled would behave in certain manners. They began to try and understand them rather than stick them in mental facilities. Beginning in the 1950s, the deinstitutionalization movement was set into motion. This movement allowed the mentally ill to be moved out of the cruel environments of the facilities and back into the communities. The public would begin to adjust to their needs and were slow to provide the proper care required for …show more content…
The Architectural Barriers Act from 1968 was passed so that all federal buildings must provide physical disability access. The seventies continued the movement for the disabled. Multiple acts were passed throughout the seventies to benefit the mentally ill. 1972 provided the people with Independent Living Centers which would provide training and support for the disabled to live within a community. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program would give financial aid to those without employment. By the mid-1970s, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed. With this act being issued to the public, children with special needs were provided with the funding necessary to receive an education. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) from 1990 was a major part of the disabled rights movement. It required the all businesses make proper arrangements so that disabled workers are not excluded from the work environment. It guaranteed all mentally ill individuals the right to access public transportation and required that all public facilities, such as restaurants, stores, and theatres, make adjustments for special need access. To better aid the Education of the Handicapped Act, Congress would pass the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This act would require the parents of the special needs to approve plans for their child. To achieve the student’s full potential, schools