Didnt it used to be called The Spastics Home?
Yes. The earliest name of the organization was actually The Davets Home for Spastic Paralysis, named for the veterans organization that helped to pay for its first building, a large old house near the corner of 9th and Triplett Streets. Spastic paralysis is term for what is now more commonly called cerebral palsy. The name of the agency changed to The Spastics Home and School in the late 1940s, a name it kept until the mid-70s when it was renamed The Wendell Foster Center in honor of its retiring founder. A few years ago the name was updated to Wendell Fosters Campus for Developmental Disabilities to emphasize the multi-faceted nature of the agency.
