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Screenshot of the cover of the article “Exhibit Traces ‘Unfinished Journey’ Of Those With IDD “. Lee Shervheim, left and his daughter Emie Shervheim 20, look over the exhibit “"An Unfinished Journey”" in the Federal Courts lobby of the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune/TNS)

Denied Treatment and Education?!?

“People with developmental disabilities were granted the legal right to treatment in 1974…”
–Exhibit Traces ‘Unfinished Journey’ Of Those With IDD

Okay, wait. I know a lot about disability rights and their history. I knew that kids with Down syndrome weren’t guaranteed an education until my lifetime. I know that discrimination still exists in the workplace and so many other spaces. 

But I had no idea that it was once perfectly legal to deny medical treatment to people with developmental disabilities until I read this article about an exhibit in Minnesota. 

We’ve come a long way. We’ve got a long way to go.

That’s one reason I’m offering my brand new workshop: Reimagining Family Life with Disability. I want our imaginations to be shaped by possibility rather than by fear or inaccurate assumptions as we take steps toward a good, connected, purposeful future for our families. Join me!

Screenshot of the cover of the article “Exhibit Traces ‘Unfinished Journey’ Of Those With IDD “. Lee Shervheim, left and his daughter Emie Shervheim 20, look over the exhibit “"An Unfinished Journey”" in the Federal Courts lobby of the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune/TNS). Underneath the screenshot is a dark blue text box with text: "Denied Treatment & Education?!?"
Top graphic is a screenshot of disability scoop’s cover photo: Lee Shervheim, left and his daughter Emie Shervheim 20, look over the exhibit “An Unfinished Journey” in the Federal Courts lobby of the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune/TNS). Below is text that says: Denied Treatment & Education?!?

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