Elizabethan Poor Law 1600s

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Persons with Cerebral Palsy have fought against inequality for centuries; however, persons will all types of disabilities battle discrimination. In the 1700s, society assumed an individual with a disability was possessed by the devil: beaten, starved, burned at the stake, or left to die. In the 1600s, Elizabethan Poor Laws came about. These laws had a hand in providing a platform for injustice; persons with disabilities were tossed out of hospitals and care facilities to make space for the poor(Munyi, n.d.). Persons dealing with disabilities were shoved out on the streets, forced to beg for the most basic necessities, often placing themselves in less than desirable situations to make money; Exploiting their impairment, becoming a source
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