The images from our shared past are haunting. Unfortunately, they have been repeated time and time again. George Bernard Shaw summed up this cycle well when he said, "We learn from history that we learn nothing from history."

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A collage of images showing the treatment of people with developmental disabilities since ancient times. Images include:

• Artwork of a 17th century idiot cage
• Artwork showing inmates in an 18th century asylum
• Artwork showing inmates in an 18th century asylum
• Photo of exterior of a typical institution built in the mid-1800s
• Photo of early vocational training, circa late 1800s
• Photo of residents of an institution dig ditches, circa 1900
• Photo showing hundreds of inmates gather for a meal in an institution, circa early 1900s
• Photo of children waiting, sitting in wooden boxes, circa 1960
• Photo of poorly clothed residents gather in the day room of an institution, circa 1960s
• Photo of unclothed male resident of an institution lies before a radiator, circa 1960s
• Photo of young man with large, poorly stitched head wound, circa 1970s
• Photo of young man in strait jacket, circa 1970s
• Photo showing young boy seen through bars of a bed
• Photo of child chained in bed wearing protective headgear and mask
• Photo of man in crib
• Photo of boy wearing protective headgear and mask