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People Inc.’s Museum of disAbility opened its newest exhibit this past August. Titled War and disAbility, it focuses on the historical social perception, care and treatment of veterans who through their war experience are disabled. The exhibit examines in a timeline of military and medical technology, and the psychiatric effects of combat from the pre-Revolutionary War era to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, with attention to contributions made by veterans with disabilities during times of national crisis.
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