Disability construct by Grace https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct Significant events in Disability history which would have shaped the social construct at the time en-us 2021-09-21 13:24:44 UTC 2025-09-26 00:03:56 UTC hello@padlet.com 1981 https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757161915 In 1981, disability became more than a diagnosis and something to be dealt with by medical professionals. People with disability discovered the social nature of their condition and became united in claiming self-determination and self-representation to overcome their social oppression as a group.]]> 2021-09-21 13:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757161915 1930 https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757165882 - Prior to the 1930's, disabled people, were viewed as unhealthy and defective , and thus were often abandoned by their own families due to a lack of understanding about their condition. 
- Finding employment had been extremely difficult for disabled workers even in times of economic prosperity. 
- People with mental disabilities in 1930s America were treated very unsympathetically by major of society. Abnormal behaviour and low levels of economic productivity were thought of as a 'burden to society'.
]]> 2021-09-21 13:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757165882 2010 https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757172007 the equality act 2010- has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial a long term adverse affect on his or her ability to carry out normal-day to day activities. ]]> 2021-09-21 13:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757172007 1945 https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757196360 When the second world war ended the Nazis killed all people with disabilities or anyone that did not suit the needs of them.

By the end of world war 2 many countries abandoned laws around eugenics after being associated with the view of Nazi Germany.


Historic England.org.uk]]> 2021-09-21 13:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757196360 2021 https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757196692 disabled people now get the same opportunities in 2021 due to the technical equipment that they can use to get involved.  The world become more accessable to those who have additional needs. People are way more understanding about other individuals needs/ individuals ]]> 2021-09-21 13:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1757196692 1920 https://padlet.com/graceparker1/socialconstruct/wish/1759516917 In the early 20th century, many public figures agreed with the idea of Eugenics. They believed that anyone disabled or 'deficient' was a threat to the 'health of the nation'. The aim of eugenics was to eliminate human physical and mental defects altogether, in order to build a stronger society. People with disabilities would be segregated from everyone else in the name of 'perfecting' the human race.
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