Disabilities In 1800s

The unemployment rate in 2012 for people with disabilities was more than 1 in 10 (13.9%) compared to less than 1 in 10 (6.0%) for those without disabilities. Therefore, people with disabilities should be treated more equally. People with disabilities should be treated with more respect, because of how they were treated in the past, their disabilities you can see and cannot see, and barriers the disabled face.

Throughout history the treatment of the disabled has been evolving. In the 1800’s, the disabled were treated like they were worthless and people pitied them. According to http://paul-burtner.dental.ufl.edu/oral-health-care-for-persons-with-disabilities/societys-attitude-toward-people-with-disabilities/ “ Prior to the twentieth century,
Beginning in the late 1800’s, the disabled were housed in institutions. Evidence of this is shown on http://paul-burtner.dental.ufl.edu/oral-health-care-for-persons-with-disabilities/societys-attitude-toward-people-with-disabilities/ when it states “Beginning in the late 1800’s, institutions were built by state and local administrative agencies to house people with developmental disabilities. These institutions were usually built on the outskirts of town.” This suggests, the disabled were disrespected by putting them into institutions far from others. Later views started to change when our leaders changed their attitudes and started to make laws to help the disabled. People started accepting the disabled more than they had before. For instance, on http://paul-burtner.dental.ufl.edu/oral-health-care-for-persons-with-disabilities/societys-attitude-toward-people-with-disabilities/ , it says “President Kennedy passed the Mental Retardation Facilities and
In addition, physical barriers are structural obstacles that prevent moving around in the environment. For instance, onhttps://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/disability-barriers.html it says ”Physical barriers are structural obstacles in natural or man-made environments that prevent or block mobility (moving around in the environment) or access. Steps and curbs that block a person with mobility impairment from entering a building or using a sidewalk. This illustrates, physical barriers block access for person that have mobility impairment. Overall, People with disabilities have to face many challenges and barriers