The Disability Rights Movement In The Early 1900s

The disability rights movement is the fight for equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities. In the 1800s, it was considered generous that the disabled were segregated from society. Many were regarded as freaks or aberrations, and were consequently locked up in asylums and sanitariums. In the early 1900s, the Eugenics Movement began to grow, which specifically targeted people with disabilities. A multitude of disabled people were forced to undergo sterilization, in an attempt to prevent genetic imperfections. This clear violation of their civil rights was legally supported by the Supreme Court. In addition to preventing the disabled from having children, the Eugenics Movement was also able to pass laws that prohibited people