Disability and the Victorians brings together in one collection a
range of topics, perspectives and experiences from the Victorian
era that present a unique overview of the development and impact of
attitudes and interventions towards those with impairments during
this time. The collection also considers how the legacies of these
actions can be seen to have continued throughout the twentieth
century right up to the present day. Subjects addressed include
deafness, blindness, language delay, substance dependency,
imperialism and the representation of disabled characters in
popular fiction. These varied topics illustrate how common themes
can be found in how Victorian philanthropists and administrators
responded to those under their care. Often character, morality and
the chance to be restored to productivity and usefulness overrode
medical need and this both influenced and reflected wider societal
views of impairment and inability. -- .
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