less ▁dis ability ".    The ▁government ▁was ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁providing ▁supporting ▁or ▁fund ing ▁those ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁Famil ies ▁and ▁non - pro fit , ▁private ▁organizations ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁supporting ▁the ▁disabled . ▁However , ▁institutions ▁were ▁not ▁reg ulated , ▁as ▁some ▁were ▁in hum ane ▁and ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁service , ▁question able . ▁However , ▁as ▁Taiwan ▁under w ent ▁industrial ization , ▁moth ers ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁work ▁force ▁and ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁support ▁their ▁children ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁The ▁once - question able ▁facilities ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁reform ▁and ▁become ▁suitable ▁for ▁taking ▁care ▁children ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁In ▁addition , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁released ▁the ▁" Dec laration ▁of ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁Dis abled ▁Pers ons " ▁which ▁forced ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁reform ▁their ▁original ▁dis ability ▁policy . ▁Taiwan ese ▁dis ability ▁policies ▁became ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁international ▁dis ability ▁laws ▁and ▁reg ulations .   From ▁the ▁first ▁dis ability ▁policy ▁reform ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁medical ▁model ▁became ▁the ▁standard ▁for ▁dis ability ▁evaluation . ▁ ▁Law ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁Taiwan ese ▁W elf are ▁Law ▁for ▁the ▁Hand ic apped ▁and ▁Dis abled ▁was ▁en act ed ▁which ▁listed ▁all ▁types ▁off ▁dis abilities ▁disabled . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Taiwan ▁adopted ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁Pers ons ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁to ▁u