Historical development of special education and rehabilitation of persons with motor disabilities

Abstract

In this work we have shown historical development of special education and rehabilitation for persons with motoric disabilities. Over the time development of special education and rehabilitation for persons with motoric disabilities has went through changes and has been affected by large and turbulent transformations, which were dependant on economical, social, cultural and political state policies toward the persons with motoric disabilities. Thees changes passed through following phases: rejecting phase; phase of social acceptation; phase of care providing; education and the rehabilitation phase. The changes of state policy towards disabled people led to pioneering acts of relevant professionals from various medical and human disciplines, as well as from some specialized institutions. Overall, influence of mentioned factors during the last century resulted in significant progress in understanding problems and needs of persons with motoric disabilities.