The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities created Parallels in Time to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Council. Parallels in Time ends at the discussion of WWII. To commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Council, work began to collect historical materials from WWII to 2005. This section of the Web site is called Parallels in Time: Part 2.
Video: Elizabeth Boggs — "Evolution"
Photos: Images used in Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger's presentation, "A History of Human Services, Universal Lessons, and Future Implications."
Individuals and events that played significant roles in the disability rights movement leading to the passage of the ADA and in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the ADA through the ADA Legacy Project.
Photos: Lucy Gwin, Mouth Magazine, shared hundreds of scanned postcards of state institution exteriors.
Photos: Eugenics was, quite literally, an effort to breed better human beings — by encouraging the reproduction of people with "good genes" and discouraging those with "bad genes."
"Eugenics – Breeding a Better Citizenry Through Science" – In the early decades of the 20th Century, sterilization was part of a master plan for ending crime and poverty.
Kappel, Bruce (1985). Five challenges for the future: A personal perspective. Canadian Journal on Mental Retardation. 35. (3), 15-20.
Goldman, Ed (1989). Human Worth, A Matter of Value. Interaction. 3. (2), 27-30.
Please Note: These articles contain language and phrases that are now considered offensive. They remain as they appeared in the original articles because of the historical context in which they were written.
Photos: Lucy Gwin, Mouth Magazine, shared four different sets of drug ads.
Photos: Lucy Gwin, Mouth Magazine, shared several sets of images including the transorbital lobotomy, use of cages, water treatments, cells and various restraints.
Photos: The Council purchased a copy of the 1946 Life Magazine article entitled "Bedlam" by Albert Maisel.
PDF: The article was scanned and is provided here in its entirety.