Partners in Time

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	Getting Started
Unit 1	Getting Started
Unit 2	How to Navigate the Course
Unit 3	Minimum System Requirements
Unit 4	Staying Safe on the Internet
Unit 5	How Long the Course Takes
Unit 6	Tips for Success
Unit 7	What You'll Learn in the Course
Unit 8	Overview of Six Modules
Unit 9	Lessons, Assignments and Exercises
Unit 10	Extra Help Along the Way
Unit 11	Course Exams
Unit 12	Certificate of Completion
Unit 13	A Special Thanks to...
Module 2	Learning Lessons from the Past
Unit 1	Module 2: Learning Lessons from the Past
Unit 2	When History Repeats
Unit 3	Breaking the Cycle
Unit 4	Time and Again...and Again...and Again
Unit 5	Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Dehumanization and Devaluation
Unit 6	Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Exploitation
Unit 7	Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Segregation and Isolation
Unit 8	Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Ignorance
Unit 9	Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Abuse, Neglect and Homicide
Unit 10	Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Resignation
Unit 11	Exercise: Towards a Positive Future
Unit 12	Exercise: Towards a Positive Future - Answer Key
Unit 13	Module Conclusion
Module 3	Ancient Times to 1949
Unit 1	Module 3: Ancient Times to 1949
Unit 2	Embracing Our Shared Past
Unit 3	Living with a Disability
Unit 4	Living with a Disability: Institutions Emerge
Unit 5	Living with a Disability: Life in the Shadows
Unit 6	Living with a Disability: Scientific Segregation
Unit 7	Educating People with Disabilities
Unit 8	Educating People with Disabilities: From School to Asylum
Unit 9	Educating People with Disabilities: The Growth of Special Education
Unit 10	Work: The Final Frontier
Unit 11	Work: The Final Frontier - Elizabethan Poor Laws
Unit 12	Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines
Unit 13	Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines - Answer Key
Unit 14	ChangeMaker: Dorothea Lynde Dix
Unit 15	ChangeMaker: Alfred Binet
Unit 16	ChangeMakers: The Kennedy Family
Unit 17	Module Conclusion
Unit 18	Exam #1
Unit 19	Exam #1: Answer Key
Module 4	1950 to 1979
Unit 1	Module 4: 1950 to 1979
Unit 2	The Times They Are A'Changing
Unit 3	The Times They Are A'Changing: Life Beyond the Institution
Unit 4	The Times They Are A'Changing: The Parent Movement
Unit 5	The Times They Are A'Changing: A Driving Force
Unit 6	The Times They Are A'Changing: Patient or Person?
Unit 7	The Times They Are A'Changing: From Cure to Teaching
Unit 8	The Times They Are A'Changing: The Normalization Concept
Unit 9	Life in the 1950s: Alone Against the World
Unit 10	Life in the 1950s: Alone Against the World - Institutions Continue to Grow
Unit 11	The 1950s: Special Education Expands
Unit 12	The 1950s: Special Education Expands - Using the Courts
Unit 13	The 1950s: Getting to Work
Unit 14	The 1950s: Getting to Work - When Education Ends
Unit 15	The 1950s: Getting to Work - Landlord and Employer
Unit 16	The 1960s: Basic Rights for All
Unit 17	The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - Pressures to Reform
Unit 18	The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - Smaller Institutions
Unit 19	The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - Community Services
Unit 20	The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - A Glimpse of the Future
Unit 21	The 1960s: Full Speed Ahead for Special Ed
Unit 22	The 1960s: Full Speed Ahead for Special Ed - The Placement Debate
Unit 23	The 1960s: Full Speed Ahead for Special Ed - Special Education and the War on Poverty
Unit 24	The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options
Unit 25	The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options - Day Programs Continue Expansion
Unit 26	The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options - Equal Opportunities, Unequal Wages
Unit 27	The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options - A New Agenda
Unit 28	The 1970s: A New View
Unit 29	The 1970s: A New View - Support from the Courts
Unit 30	The 1970s: A New View - Reducing the Size of Institutions
Unit 31	The 1970s: A New View - Independent Living Becomes a Reality
Unit 32	The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs
Unit 33	The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - Parents Work for Change
Unit 34	The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - The Court Sets the Standard
Unit 35	The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - Mainstreaming
Unit 36	The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - Innovative Approaches
Unit 37	The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails
Unit 38	The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails - Try Another Way
Unit 39	The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails - Applying the 13th Amendment
Unit 40	The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails - Legislative Support
Unit 41	Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines
Unit 42	Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines - Answer Key
Unit 43	ChangeMakers: The Courts - Justice Prevails
Unit 44	ChangeMaker: Burton Blatt
Unit 45	ChangeMakers: Rosemary and Gunnar Dybwad
Unit 46	ChangeMaker: Marc Gold
Unit 47	The Times They Are A'Changing
Unit 48	Exam #2
Unit 49	Exam #2: Answer Key
Module 5	1980 to 2005
Unit 1	Module 5: 1980 to 2005
Unit 2	The Times: 1980 to 2005
Unit 3	The Times: 1980 to 2005 - Challenging Man-Made Obstacles
Unit 4	The Times: 1980 to 2005 - Activism and Self-Advocacy
Unit 5	The Times: 1980 to 2005 - Advances in Technology
Unit 6	Living in the 1980s
Unit 7	Living in the 1980s: Legislative Support
Unit 8	Living in the 1980s: Smaller Settings Grow Dramatically
Unit 9	Living in the 1980s: A Glimmer of Hope: Home Ownership On the Horizon
Unit 10	Living in the 1980s: The Growth of Family Supports
Unit 11	Learning in the 1980s
Unit 12	Learning in the 1980s: A New View
Unit 13	Learning in the 1980s: What is Integration?
Unit 14	Working in the 1980s: Supported Employment Takes Hold
Unit 15	Working in the 1980s: Sheltered Centers Continue to Thrive
Unit 16	Working in the 1980s: Unequal Pay, Equal Work
Unit 17	Working in the 1980s: Legislative Support
Unit 18	The 1990s: An Era of Sweeping Change
Unit 19	Living in the 1990s
Unit 20	Living in the 1990s: Closing the Institutions
Unit 21	Living in the 1990s: Family Support Continues to Grow
Unit 22	Living in the 1990s: Homeownership - The American Dream Opens
Unit 23	Living in the 1990s: The Olmstead Decision
Unit 24	Learning in the 1990s
Unit 25	Learning in the 1990s: IDEA '97
Unit 26	Learning in the 1990s: Full Inclusion is Advocated
Unit 27	Working in the 1990s: Supported Employment Continues to Grow
Unit 28	Working in the 1990s: Natural Supports
Unit 29	Working in the 1990s: Transition Challenges Continue
Unit 30	Living in 2000 and Beyond
Unit 31	Living in 2000 and Beyond: Innovation Brings New Freedoms
Unit 32	Living in 2000 and Beyond: Implementing the Olmstead Decision
Unit 33	Learning in 2000 and Beyond
Unit 34	Working in 2000 and Beyond
Unit 35	Working in 2000 and Beyond: Self-Employment - The Wave of the Future
Unit 36	Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines
Unit 37	Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines - Answer Key
Unit 38	ChangeMaker: People First
Unit 39	ChangeMaker: Ed Roberts
Unit 40	ChangeMaker: Madelaine C. Will
Unit 41	ChangeMaker: The Media
Unit 42	Module Conclusion
Unit 43	Exam #3
Unit 44	Exam #3: Answer Key
Module 6	Vision for a Brighter Future
Unit 1	Module 6: Vision for a Brighter Future
Unit 2	Exercise: Describing Your Ideal Future
Unit 3	Technology: The Wave of the Future
Unit 4	What is Assistive Technology?
Unit 5	Breaking Barriers: Accessing AT
Unit 6	Assistive Technology or Accommodation?
Unit 7	Assignment: Assistive Technology in Action
Unit 8	Let's Get Started
Unit 9	Envisioning a Better Future: Housing - Vision for the Future
Unit 10	Envisioning a Better Future: Housing - In Their Own Words...
Unit 11	Reality Check: Housing
Unit 12	Assignment: What's Your Vision for Housing?
Unit 13	Envisioning a Better Future: Learning
Unit 14	Envisioning a Better Future: Learning - In Their Own Words...
Unit 15	Reality Check: Learning
Unit 16	Assignment: What's Your Vision for Learning?
Unit 17	Envisioning a Better Future: Working
Unit 18	Envisioning a Better Future: Working - In Their Own Words...
Unit 19	Reality Check: Working
Unit 20	Assignment: What's Your Vision for Working?
Unit 21	Envisioning a Better Future: Living
Unit 22	Envisioning a Better Future: Living - In Their Own Words...
Unit 23	Reality Check: Living
Unit 24	Assignment: What's Your Vision for Living?
Unit 25	Envisioning a Better Future: Leading
Unit 26	Envisioning a Better Future: Leading - In Their Own Words...
Unit 27	Reality Check: Leading
Unit 28	Assignment: What's Your Vision as a Leader?
Unit 29	You're Not Alone
Unit 30	ChangeMaker: Tom Nerney
Unit 31	ChangeMakers: Pioneers in Positive Behavioral Supports
Unit 32	ChangeMakers: Julie and Katie Beckett
Unit 33	ChangeMakers: Pioneers in Futures Planning
Unit 34	Course Conclusion
Unit 35	Partners in Time Feedback