[MHR 600] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 22 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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Early years the disabled were viewed as people possessed by evil spirits family was the major institution for providing health, education and social care. From the mid -18th century, quebec, the roman catholic church provided care for people that needed special assistance. 19th century public pressure to provide special education for deaf and blind. 1914 work mens compensation act initially to provide for lost wages later medical assistance and rehab. 1951 touchstone conference provinces reassert role in rehab with fed. 1961 vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons act federal government cost sharing with provinces to provide services. Social goals focus on accommodation and the need to provide a basic level of medical care and health. Effects of disability on the indv but also on econ contributions to societies need to address barriers to integrating people into the eccon mkt. Combo of socio and psychological theories with an advocacy and civil/human rights perspective.
