2. Early Society 1824- NYS enacts legislation enable almshouses which are a private wards for lunatics and idiots The conditions were awful. The care ratio was as bad as 40 patients to 1 caretaker
3. Asylums Are psychiatric hospitals and a type of state school 1854 Syracuse NY 1878 Newark NY 1893 Rome NY
4. Education 1848- Dr. Hervey B. Wilbur founded the “Institution for Idiots” in Barre , Mass. Schools for the blind and deaf Deaf children learn sign language and to read lips
5. Extra Activities The School Band Sports Sewing Basket Weaving Woodwork Art Blind Marching Band All things disabled people could and can do
6. Sports 1939-Sports For the Handicapped by George Stafford opened up the idea that anyone can perform sports 1968- the first Special Olympics were held in Chicago