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Sadly enough, before the 1930s, disabled people were often abandoned by their families and neglected since they viewed them as "unhealthy" or defective".

Around the 1950s people with disabilities were put into institutions against their own will by their families. They endured abuse, neglect, substantial health and safety conditions, deprivation of rights and so much more.

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Medical Treatment for Mental Illness in the 1930s

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Medical Treatment for Mental Illness in the 1930s

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During this time, mental illnesses were just in their infancy. Some treatments for mental illnesses were

electroshock therapy

camphor(a substance occurring in some essential oils)

insulin

malaria injections

lobotomies (removing parts of the brain; performed a lot from the 30s to the 40s treating schizophrenia, severe anxiety and depression)

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President Richard Nixon signing this law on December 29, 1970

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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It wasn't until 1970, that the Occupational Safety and Health Act was created and signed. This act ensured safe and healthy working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.

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Ableism

is the discrimination of individuals with disabilities

also known as discrimination in favor of able-bodied people

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People with mental disabilities were treated unsympathetically, in a way that society didn't "approve of them". Any unusual behavior or low amounts of labor were seen as a "burden to society".

People with physical disabilities were common in this era. Many farmers weren't trained well and used dangerous machinery. As a result, accidents would occur.

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The discrimination begins with other individuals' perspectives of what is "normal", which then shapes beliefs and norms of physical and social environments. This eventually leads anyone affected by physical, mental, or emotional impairments, to be treated differently from their "normal" peers.