Editors
Dmitri N. Shalin
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2012
Publication Title
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
Publisher
UNLV: Center for Democratic Culture Publications
First page number:
1
Last page number:
53
Abstract
For ages, people with disabilities faced hardship and condescension from the general public. As recently as the 19th century, individuals with serious physical or mental issues were singled out for pity, shunned by society, and urged to accept their afflictions as God’s will. The government offered no assistance to the impaired, relying instead on almsgiving by religious institutions and philanthropic organizations.
Keywords
Autism; Disabilities; People with disabilities--Legal status; laws; etc.
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Medicine and Health | Sociology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Belcove-Shalin, J. S.
(2012).
Disability Rights and Services in Nevada. In Dmitri N. Shalin,
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
1-53.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/social_health_nevada_reports/39