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Key individuals100- 44 BCEHephaestus (Roman nameVulcan), the Greek god offire and metal-working, isan almost unique case ofa disabled deity.Julius Caesar, the inspirational Romangeneral and politician, is prone to boutsof epilepsy, sometimes collapsing duringmilitary campaigns.41 BCE-54 CEThe Roman Emperor Claudius is bornwith physical impairments which his familymistake for mental impairment and try tokeep him out of the public eye. But hebecomes an outstanding scholar, writerand historian, as well as a powerfulemperor, most famous for invading andannexing Britain.129 CEGalen, the greatest medical authority in theancient world for over 1,000 years, declaresthat the body is an instrument of the soul.800s1500sLegendary Danishprince, Ivarr theBoneless, whoinvaded England,is unable to walkand is carried intobattle on the backof a shield.Bonifacio publishes a treatise onsign language, Of The Art of Signs.42
Key individuals1500s1500sGirolamo Cardano is thefirst physician to recognisethe ability of Deaf peopleto reason.Lu K’un orders city officials in NorthernChina to provide training for blind peoplein music, storytelling and fortune-telling.1680sSugiyama Waichi, a blind Japaneseacupuncturist, opens a school at Edoin Tokyo.1682The reign of Czar Feodor Alekseyevich(the older brother of Peter the Great)sees the creation of two charitableorganisations to help disabled people inMoscow by providing them with food,minimal health care and a place to live.Forty years later, the number growsto 90 organisations.1697Daniel Defoe,journalist and novelist,proposes an insurancesystem to solve socialproblems, including<strong>disability</strong> pensions and medical andinstitutional care.18091815When he is three,Louis Braille loses hissight in an accidentand is sent to the ParisBlind School. He laterinvents the raisedpoint alphabet still inuse today.Thomas H. Gallaudetleaves America forEurope to learntechniques forteaching Deaf people.43
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