The master's thesis deals with the position and treatment of war invalids from the First World War in the period between the two world wars, with a particular focus on Austria-Hungary during the First World War and the subsequent Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) until its occupation in 1941. The master's thesis explores the theoretical dimensions of disability, the historical context, legislation and social responses to the care and rehabilitation of war invalids during this time period. The thesis analyzes the political and social measures and programs of political parties and, similarly, war invalids in Slovenian newspapers of the time (Slovenec, Slovenski narod, Naprej, Bojevnik, Ljubljanski zvon, Domovina, Glas svobode, Štajerc and Vojni invalid). Thus, it investigates the situation of war invalids during and after the First World War, the challenges they faced, the development of the responsibility of the state and society towards them, and how media likeness affected the public perception and self-perception of disabled veterans. The master's thesis concludes that the position of post-war disabled people was shaped under the influence of the trend of medicalization of disability, commodification of disabled bodies and stigmatization and marginalization of disabled veterans, as a result of which they were forced to defend their rights and dignity again and again.
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