After reading this chapter, students should be able to:
- Explain the key terms that were used to denote mental retardation and how that terminology has changed over the years.
- Describe the historical viewpoint of society toward persons with disabilities prior to the 18th century.
- Identify some of the ways the European medical community was beginning to distinguish between mental retardation and mental illness during the Renaissance.
- Create a time-line for the major philosophical changes that helped pave the way for political changes.
- Examine Brown v. Board of Education and identify how it was used in subsequent court cases as a basis for disabilities.
- Determine the ramifications of using IQ testing to identify mental retardation and what effects the Hobson v. Hansen case created.
- Prepare a chart that lists the major components of P.L. 94-142 through all of the reauthorizations.
- Identify ways in which the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) changed the face of business and education at the same time.
