Question

1. The philosopher George Satayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Based on what we have discussed this semester, why is it important to know the history of how people with developmental disabilities have been treated? In considering the history of I/DD, provide one example each of how asylum, ridicule and extermination have been repeated themes. (Asylum can refer to places that offered shelter and safety).

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Answer:

Those who are familiar with these misadventures are more likely to avoid them in their own work. To spin Santayana's (1905Santayana's ( /1924 oft-quoted warning, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (p. 284) in a positive direction, those who know their discipline's history are more likely to become a part of that history. ...

... Those who are familiar with these misadventures are more likely to avoid them in their own work. To spin Santayana's (1905Santayana's ( /1924 oft-quoted warning, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (p. 284) in a positive direction, those who know their discipline's history are more likely to become a part of that history. ...