Indiana Disability History

Title

Looking Back Is Difficult - Paul Shankland on Fort Wayne State Hospital

Subject

Institutions

Fort Wayne State Developmental Center

Description

“The mistreatment, people encouraged to mistreat each other,” explains Paul Shankland of his time as an activity therapy aide at Fort Wayne State Hospital from 1964 to 1971. In reflecting back on what he witnessed, Paul shares a story about a security guard punching a resident. He compares the conditions at the state hospital to prisons. Despite activities such as baseball games and summer camp, the daily living conditions were very regimented.

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Date

2013-01-11

Contributor

Paul Shankland - Interviewee

Jennie Todd - Interviewer

Peggy Holtz - Videographer / Editor

Rights

Relation

006-do-01

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Moving Image

Identifier

006-mi-01

Access Rights

Open to all users

Is Part Of

006-mi

006-do

Bibliographic Citation

"Paul Shankland - Looking Back Is Difficult," YouTube video, 00:06:42, from an interview by the Indiana Disability History Project on January 11, 2013, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on October 15, 2020, https://youtu.be/2puqBnOW3IU

Spatial Coverage

Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne

Indiana, Allen County

Temporal Coverage

1964-1971