Disability History
On July 26, 1990, this important civil rights legislation was signed by President George H.W. Bush.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
She was the first Deaf-blind activist, writer, and speaker in American history.
Who is Helen Keller?
Pixar animated film that features two characters with disabilities.
What is Finding Nemo?
The Census Bureau tracks how many categories of disability.
What is six?
This word describes a person with a hearing loss.
What is Deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing disability?
This act includes Sections 501, which prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the federal sector.
What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
He is British and was considered one of the most influential scientist and theoretical physicist.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
True or False: Anyone can become disabled at any time.
True
This is the largest functional disability type (13% of adults) and they are individuals with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
What is mobility disability?
This word describes a person with the lack of or complete loss of sight.
What is blind, limited vision, visually impaired?
This protest paved the way for disability rights on March 12, 1990, prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What is the "Capitol Crawl"?
She was a Mexican painter who became a cultural icon. She contracted polio at the age of six and spent most of her life in bed suffering severe pain.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This is the percentage of Deaf children who are born to Deaf parents.
What is 10%. 90% of Deaf children have hearing parents.
There are over 200 types of this particular condition.
What is mental illness?
Dyslexia, Autism, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are examples of this disability.
What is cognitive or intellectual disability?
In 1869, this first mobility device is registered with the U.S. Patent Office.
What is the wheelchair?
He was the 32nd President of the United States who uses a wheelchair because of polio.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This is the only predominately Deaf university in the United States.
What is Gallaudet University?
According to the 2020 American Community Survey, this is how many Detroiters with disabilities.
What is over 128,000?
Even though there are over 200 types of this condition, not all are necessarily considered a disability.
What is mental health?
The first official celebration of Disability Pride Month occurred in this year.
What is 2015?
She was an abolitionist who went on missions to help Black people escape slavery through the Underground Railway. At 14 years old, she developed epilepsy after a slave owner hit her on the head.
ASD stands for this condition.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
In the United States alone, about 61 million (or 1 out of 4 adults) are of this particular population, making up the largest minority group.
What is people with disabilities?
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, the person has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping.
What is independent living disability?