Where there laws passed against the handicapped people?

Answer 1

Historically, disabled people were just kept away from the people. In Africa today, in some places, people who are deaf or blind or disabled of another variety never leave home. They are shunned totally. Sometimes, they were killed and told that they were miscarriages or that the baby had died at brith. In ancient times, it was very shameful to have a disabled child. That's funny because, history ahs given us some very talented and influential disabled people.

But, legally speaking, not usually. Political officials might have had laws banning disabled people from filling the positions. But, as it was throughout the twentieth century (and is in some ways today), disabled people were just barred from public locations or activities or positions by the owners or managers of them. People would just accept their lots in life and not try to better themselves. To be disabled was shameful to those who survived the disability as well.

From experience (due to blindness), it is my opinion that the world has improved greatly since those times.

I hope I helped.