Liberty can be defined as governmental, protected freedom of discrimination from both society and the government. Based off the support of many powerful politicians, the number of acts passed over several years, and the various programs created by the government, people with disabilities primarily gained liberty through governmental assistance beginning in the 1930’s.
Throughout the 1900’s people with disabilities were viewed by society as feebleminded, useless, tragic, evil, and as defective human beings. They were discriminated in many areas such as education, employment, public transportation, voting, and availability of treatment or rehabilitation. For example in the Buck v Bell case of 1927, an 18 year old woman was institutionalized …show more content…
On February 18, 1931, Roosevelt gave a radio address on a program of assistance for the crippled. Roosevelt was crippled by polio at the age of 39 and the goal of his speech was to help children crippled by polio. People with polio were turned away by hospitals because they were afraid of contracting the disease. At the time there were about 300-400 thousand people with physical disabilities in the United States with the potential to become a productive member of society. Roosevelt stated that, “if the productive value were one thousand dollars a year apiece, three hundred thousand of them would mean three hundred million dollars added to the annual productive capacity of the United States.” Roosevelt had a plan to seek out people with disabilities, create clinics which would allow for a diagnosis and treatment for people with disabilities, and finally provide after-care. President Franklin D. Roosevelt also included objection to discrimination of disabled people in his New Deal plan while he was in office. After Roosevelt put forth this idea, many acts began to be passed and the disabled rights movement occurred in the 1960’s. People also began to realize that injured veterans deserved rehabilitation. Programs were designed by the government to assist people with disabilities strictly with vocational …show more content…
People with disabilities were seen as defective human beings and were treated very negatively. Around the time of World War I and when Franklin D. Roosevelt became president the government became more involved in improving the lives of people with disabilities. Acts were passed to prohibit discrimination of people with disabilities. The most important act was the Americans with Disabilities Act which changed the way that society viewed people with disabilities and allowed for more public accessibility. In the end, through actions of the government, people with disabilities were able to gain
Throughout the 1900’s people with disabilities were viewed by society as feebleminded, useless, tragic, evil, and as defective human beings. They were discriminated in many areas such as education, employment, public transportation, voting, and availability of treatment or rehabilitation. For example in the Buck v Bell case of 1927, an 18 year old woman was institutionalized …show more content…
On February 18, 1931, Roosevelt gave a radio address on a program of assistance for the crippled. Roosevelt was crippled by polio at the age of 39 and the goal of his speech was to help children crippled by polio. People with polio were turned away by hospitals because they were afraid of contracting the disease. At the time there were about 300-400 thousand people with physical disabilities in the United States with the potential to become a productive member of society. Roosevelt stated that, “if the productive value were one thousand dollars a year apiece, three hundred thousand of them would mean three hundred million dollars added to the annual productive capacity of the United States.” Roosevelt had a plan to seek out people with disabilities, create clinics which would allow for a diagnosis and treatment for people with disabilities, and finally provide after-care. President Franklin D. Roosevelt also included objection to discrimination of disabled people in his New Deal plan while he was in office. After Roosevelt put forth this idea, many acts began to be passed and the disabled rights movement occurred in the 1960’s. People also began to realize that injured veterans deserved rehabilitation. Programs were designed by the government to assist people with disabilities strictly with vocational …show more content…
People with disabilities were seen as defective human beings and were treated very negatively. Around the time of World War I and when Franklin D. Roosevelt became president the government became more involved in improving the lives of people with disabilities. Acts were passed to prohibit discrimination of people with disabilities. The most important act was the Americans with Disabilities Act which changed the way that society viewed people with disabilities and allowed for more public accessibility. In the end, through actions of the government, people with disabilities were able to gain