What do written sources say about disability in early civilisations?
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Prof. Dr. Christian Laes and Dr. Dorien Meulenijzer have put together a web resource for scholarship on this very topic: Disability History in the Ancient World.
They have a nice bibliography (albeit in .PDF) that can give you an overview on how various ancient cultures defined and dealt with disability, from both primary sources and from archaeology. While many of the articles listed are not online, your friendly neighborhood librarian will be able to help you run down any that catch your eye.
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I do not know about all the cultures but I would like to add a point how it was in ancient India.
- The first reference to disability is in ancient Vedic test 'Rig Veda'. There is a reference to Prosthesis for a queen named Vishpala. She loses her leg in a battle but gets Iron leg so that she could continue the battle. This incident dates earlier to Indus civilization.
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