Question

the societies behaviour towards the physically impaired expression in the play​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Society’s Attitude Toward People with Disabilities

Historical Perspective

During the past 40 to 50 years there have been numerous changes in our society with respect to the management and treatment of people with disabilities. In addition, there have been many advancements in medical care. As a result, most of these individuals reside in the community rather than institutions and depend upon community-based private practitioners for oral health care.

Changing Attitudes

Many legislative and societal changes occurred in the 1960’s and 70’s which had a great influence on the treatment of and attitudes toward people with disabilities.

A Presidential Panel established by President John F.

Kennedy, affirmed that mental retardation is not a hopeless condition; it is subject to prevention and amelioration.

President Kennedy passed the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963.  This fostered the establishment of University of Affiliated Facilities which provided care to people with disabilities.

Medicaid and Medicare were established in the mid-1960’s, making it possible for many developmentally disabled persons and their families to secure medical and other long-term care in their communities.

President Lyndon Johnson established a permanent presidential committee on mental retardation in 1965.

The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964; tenets of which were

subsequently applied to many disadvantaged groups, including people with developmental disabilities.  The civil rights movement spread and consumers began to organize.

Legal Advocacy by groups such as the ACLU in the “public interest” resulted in numerous judicial decisions expanding the rights of people with developmental disabilities.

President Nixon established a goal of moving 1/3 of the nation’s 200,000 institutionalized individuals with mental retardation into supportive community living.   He issued presidential directives that required the Attorney General enforce the rights of mentally retarded and that the Department of HUD create ways to improve their housing.

A mandate included in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 required states to address the vocational rehabilitation problems of the severely disabled as a first priority.