What started to create a shift in society’s attitude towards people with disabilities in the 1920s?The addition of technology based servicesA training campaign that was sent through the mailVeterans from World War I and World War II returning home with physical disabilities and mental health impacts, who now required supportRadio shows about people with disabilities

How did society view and treat people with a disability in our history?

Until the mid-to-late twentieth century, most services for people with disability were provided within institutions where they were grouped together and segregated from the rest of the population.What effect did this policy have on the perception of people with disability?Reinforced negative stereotypesEncouraged acceptance of people with disability within the communityEncouraged the idea that people with disability were less than human and dangerousReinforced image of people with disability as powerless and incapable.

Which of the following are barriers to participation for people with disability. Stigma caused by stereotyping and negative mindsets of other people.Assistive technology to help people participateCommunication difficultiesAn inaccessible physical environment

In the early 1900s what were the primary support options for people with disabilities?Community Based ServicesEmployment Support ServicesA combination of day training and community residential supportLiving with family members or in an institution

During World War I and World War II, many job opportunities were made available because many hearing Americans were deployed to fight in the war overseas, leaving many job positions vacant for Deaf people and women.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse