Landmark court case is recalled
by Luther Granquist Fifty years ago this month Judge Earl R. Larson issued his first decision in Welsch versus Likins, […]
Author Archives: Luther Granquist
History Note: Foundation for special education was laid in 1975
Crayons, pencils, a ruler and a backpack are necessities at back-to-school time. Learning the ABCs for students with disabilities requires […]
Three women who did their part for children
Today, agencies provide most of the community-based services for persons with disabilities, generally supported by public funds. In the decades […]
Lobotomies were ‘suitable’ treatment
In 1949, a neurosurgeon from the Mayo Clinic and the Superintendent of Rochester State Hospital wrote that prefrontal lobotomy was […]