Essay Assignment: Ableism
Choose a topic and write about the history of ableism and disability in that period
i. Sparta and the disabled (500 - 300 BCE)
ii. Imperial Rome and the disabled (20 - 500 CE)
iii. Christianity and Ableism as punishment from God (400 - 1800 CE)
iv. Nazis and Ableism (1933 - 1945)
v. American Disabilities Act (1990)
vi. Japanese Attack on Disabled Facility (July 26, 2016)
vii. Ancient Egypt and Disability (3000 BCE - 1000 BCE)
viii. Disability in Ancient China (3000 BCE - 1400 CE)
ix. Any topic of your choosing professor approved
Instructions
Answer the following questions. 2 to 3 pages.
All work must be properly cited and unless otherwise noted; do not include pure opinion.
i. Outline the basic history of the event(s). You can use a timeline or write it out.
ii. What ways was disability defined during your topic's era?
iii. How were the differently abled (disabled) treated during your topic's time?
iv. What beliefs, attitudes and values of your chosen topic's culture influenced the way differently abled people were treated?
v. In what ways has your chosen topic's culture or era influenced modern American ideas on the differently abled and disability?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.