Medieval Living

Being a teacher, I often deal with myriad disabilities of my students. There are countless books, articles, and “data” available on disabilities, but the question I find interesting is “how have disabilities been dealt with over the centuries?” And then the obvious question . . . specifically, how were disabilities dealt with in Medieval times? I found a very enlightening blog that deals with this very topic: Medieval Cripples, Crazies and Imbeciles . . . and a Service Dog? The author, being hearing impared himself, is working on a PhD on the subject of Medieval disabilities. Although the blog seems inactive at the moment, I thought it had interesting information for anyone interested in the topic.