History of Disability

   I believe the main take away from today's lecture was to see how far our nation has come in regards to treatment of individuals with disabilities. I think it is important for us to be able to see where we started and how far we have come, but also to be able to see where we are still lacking and where we can continue to improve.
   I kept thinking back to Era Presentations throughout the lecture today because a lot of the material he spoke on had been briefly mentioned during those. The legislation that was discussed was all spoken and covered during Era Presentations, so I felt better knowing I already had an understanding of legislature regarding disability and the movement towards a more inclusive society.
   I think all of this that has been covered will effect us as OT practitioners because we know how people who had a disability were treated before, and our profession advocates for inclusion and promotion of people, whether they have a disability or not, should be able to live as a typical individual would.