I would totally not be surprised to find out literal Neanderthals were better at disability rights than we are.

A different article indicated that other evidence already exists that Neanderthals cared for the infirm. There are skeletons with advanced arthritis and skeletons with old injuries that have loved long beyond their physical usefulness to the group.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/ancient-bone-could-reveal-how-neanderthals-cared-for-a-child-with-down-syndrome-1.6943167