The Story of Intellectual Disability

Accessible, engaging, and filled with contributions by the country's most celebrated disability experts, this fascinating volume skilfully captures how intellectual disability has been understood from prehistoric times to present. Readers will discover how different societies have responded to peopl [...]
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Accessible, engaging, and filled with contributions by the country's most celebrated disability experts, this fascinating volume skilfully captures how intellectual disability has been understood from prehistoric times to present. Readers will discover how different societies have responded to people with disability throughout history, how life has changed for people with intellectual disability and their families over the centuries, and how key historical figures and events sparked social change and shaped our modern understanding of intellectual disability. Enhanced with remarkable images and illustrations, including exclusive photos from the editor's private collection of cultural artefacts, this informal history is a must-read for anyone devoted to improving the lives of people with intellectual disability.

TOP DISABILITY EXPERTS EXPLORE: Early ideas about the causes of intellectual disabilityEvolution of the concept of intellectual disabilityThe role of religion in the ancient world's understanding of disabilityChanging approaches to education and interventionThe rise and fall of the institution systemDepictions of intellectual disability in film, literature, and artState-sanctioned sterilisation programs in the twentieth centuryThe self-advocacy movementThe emergence and impact of parent associations, support groups, and training programsHow and why terminology changed throughout the yearsand more