In Partners in Time, you will learn how people with disabilities lived, learned and worked from ancient times to the present; recognize ways in which history repeats itself and how those abuses continue today under new names; connect early glimmers of progress with current initiatives; and
explore recent progress and celebrate the groundbreaking efforts that are building a more just, inclusive society.

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Module 1 Learning Lessons from the Past
Unit 1 Module 1: Learning Lessons from the Past  
Unit 2 Breaking the Cycle  
Unit 3 Time and Again: Dehumanization and Devaluation  
Unit 4 Time and Again: Exploitation  
Unit 5 Time and Again: Abuse, Neglect and Homicide  
Unit 6 Time and Again: Segregation and Isolation  
Unit 7 Time and Again: Ignorance  
Unit 8 Time and Again: Resignation  
Unit 9 Partners in Time Quiz 1  
Unit 10 Conclusion  
Module 2 Ancient Times to 1949
Unit 1 Module 2: Ancient Times to 1949  
Unit 2 Embracing Our Shared Past  
Unit 3 Living with a Disability  
Unit 4 Institutions Emerge  
Unit 5 Life in the Shadows  
Unit 6 Scientific Segregation  
Unit 7 Educating People with Disabilities  
Unit 8 From School to Asylum  
Unit 9 The Growth of Special Education  
Unit 10 Work: The Final Frontier  
Unit 11 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines  
Unit 12 ChangeMaker: Dorothea Lynde Dix  
Unit 13 ChangeMaker: Alfred Binet  
Unit 14 ChangeMakers: The Kennedy Family  
Unit 15 Module Conclusion  
Unit 16 Partners in Time Quiz 2  
Module 3 1950 to 1979
Unit 1 Module 3: 1950 to 1979  
Unit 2 The Times: Shifting Perceptions  
Unit 3 The Times: The Age of the Institution  
Unit 4 The Times: The Parent Movement  
Unit 5 The Times: A Driving Force  
Unit 6 The Times: A New Perspective  
Unit 7 The Times: The Normalization Concept  
Unit 8 Living in the 1950s  
Unit 9 Learning in the 1950s  
Unit 10 Working in the 1950s  
Unit 11 The Times: The Media Enters the Fight  
Unit 12 Living in the 1960s  
Unit 13 Growth of Community Services  
Unit 14 Learning in the 1960s  
Unit 15 Working in the 1960s  
Unit 16 The Times: A Glimpse of the Future  
Unit 17 The Times: New Solutions to an Old Problem  
Unit 18 The Times: The Independent Living Movement Begins  
Unit 19 Living in the 1970s  
Unit 20 Learning in the 1970s  
Unit 21 The Courts Intervene  
Unit 22 Innovative Approaches  
Unit 23 Working in the 1970s  
Unit 24 Legislation and Court Intervention  
Unit 25 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines  
Unit 26 ChangeMakers: The Courts - Justice Prevails  
Unit 27 ChangeMaker: Burton Blatt  
Unit 28 ChangeMakers: Rosemary and Gunnar Dybwad  
Unit 29 ChangeMaker: Marc Gold  
Unit 30 Module Conclusion  
Unit 31 Partners in Time Quiz 3  
Module 4 1980 to 1999
Unit 1 Module 4: 1980 to 1999  
Unit 2 The Times: Challenging Obstacles to Inclusion  
Unit 3 The Times: Activism and Self-Advocacy  
Unit 4 The Times: Advances in Technology  
Unit 5 Living in the 1980s  
Unit 6 Growth in Community Supports  
Unit 7 The Growth of Family Supports  
Unit 8 Learning in the 1980s  
Unit 9 What is Integration?  
Unit 10 Working in the 1980s  
Unit 11 Equal Work, Unequal Pay  
Unit 12 The 1990s: An Era of Sweeping Change  
Unit 13 Living in the 1990s  
Unit 14 Closing the Institutions  
Unit 15 The Olmstead Decision  
Unit 16 Learning in the 1990s  
Unit 17 IDEA '97  
Unit 18 Inclusive Education – Everyone Belongs  
Unit 19 Working in the 1990s  
Unit 20 The Challenge of Transition  
Unit 21 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines  
Unit 22 ChangeMakers: Self-Advocates (1974-Today)  
Unit 23 ChangeMaker: Ed Roberts  
Unit 24 ChangeMaker: Madeleine C. Will  
Unit 25 ChangeMaker: The Media  
Unit 26 Module Conclusion  
Unit 27 Partners in Time Quiz 4  
Module 5 2000 to Present
Unit 1 Module 5: 2000 to Present  
Unit 2 The Times: The ADA Turns 30  
Unit 3 The Times: Implementing the Olmstead Decision  
Unit 4 The Times: Self-Advocates Embrace Basic Rights  
Unit 5 The Times: The Continuing Fight Against Aversive Techniques  
Unit 6 The Times: Assistive Technology Leaps Ahead  
Unit 7 The Times: The Digital Divide  
Unit 8 The Times: Inclusion and Changing Attitudes  
Unit 9 The Times: The Challenge of Aging  
Unit 10 The Times: Person-Centered Planning Comes of Age  
Unit 11 The Times: DSP Workforce Crisis  
Unit 12 Living in the New Millennium  
Unit 13 Living: Medicaid Waivers Expand Opportunities for Community Living  
Unit 14 Living: Affordable Housing Shortage  
Unit 15 Learning in the New Millennium  
Unit 16 Learning: Transition Challenges Continue  
Unit 17 Learning: Positive Behavioral Supports  
Unit 18 Working in the New Millennium  
Unit 19 The Fight for Equal Pay, Equal Opportunity Continues  
Unit 20 Legislative Support Grows  
Unit 21 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines  
Unit 22 ChangeMaker: Judge Donovan Frank  
Unit 23 ChangeMaker: Greta Thunberg, Climate Change Activist  
Unit 24 ChangeMaker: Policymakers  
Unit 25 ChangeMaker: Haben Girma, DeafBlind Activist and Harvard Law School Graduate  
Unit 26 ChangeMakers: Partners in Policymaking Graduates  
Unit 27 Partners in Time Quiz 5  
Unit 28 Course Conclusion