Disabled in the United States: From Segregation to Integration
As the quote from Jane Addams shows at the end of Lost in Laconia, the purpose of learning from the past is to ensure that the moral reaction we have to mistakes made will ensure that those same mistakes are not repeated (1L Media, 2013). The factors that led to our abuse of the disabled in the past is partly due to the lack of oversight and regulation regarding the disabled community and partly because of the cultural influences of the time. When the culture is insensitive to the needs of others and views a certain type or class or population as sub-human, the result is going to be abuse. Today, some people still grow up in such cultures, but in general today’s culture is more sensitive to the needs of the under-privileged and marginalized.
However, that is not to say that the disabled are completely integrated into society today. Prejudice still exists as a result of a lack of education and this creates conditions for bias among some. Overall, I would say our attitudes and treatment of the disabled has improved, thanks to the Civil Rights Act and other laws that have been created since. Our culture has changed to be more accepting of others’ differences and to treat all others fairly.
Still, challenges remain in relation to the acceptance and treatment of the disabled. For instance, the opportunity for abuse is never fully going to be eradicated unless all people work together to eradicate it. The issues that Lost in Laconia present that have relevance for today’s schools and service systems include the need to respect individuals who suffer from some form of disability, whether physical or cognitive and to not allow them to be marginalized because of their disability. For example, there is a lot of bullying that goes on in today’s schools. Making sure that the disabled have a voice and are treated with equity and integrated into classrooms is important.
References
1L Media. (2013). Lost in Laconia. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UesOm2HTm2I
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