Path to the Institution: The New York State Asylum for Id...
Stearns, Thomas E.
The New York State Legislature voted in 1851 to establish the New York State Asylum for Idiots. At the time, idiot was a generic term used by physicians, educators, lawmakers, and the public to identify people who today would be described as having moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. This book explores the school's fascinating history-including the origins of the school's first educational method, the legislative struggle to create t...