Best Buddies
Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Senario: You have a student who uses a wheelchair so you plan a Best Buddies meeting by the swings outside of sue b.
NOT AT ALL! no stairs, only grass
Are all disabilities are visible?
No!
This landmark U.S. law, passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
People with disabilities always need help.
MYTH! People with any disability they don't always need help, ask first!
When was Best Buddies Founded?
1989
Inviting someone to sit with you!
INCLUSION!
How many types of Down Syndrome are there?
type 1: trisomy 21
type 2: translocation DS
type 3: mosaic DS
This section of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funding. ( 3 numbers!)
What is Section 504?
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities cannot get married.
MYTH! People with IDD can get married!
Who is the CEO and Founder of Best Buddies?
A teacher shows a video without captions, even though a student who is Deaf is in the class.
NOT INCLUSIVE
How many levels to autism is there?
level 1: support
level 2: substantial support
level 3: very substantial support.
What is "Nothing About Us Without Us"?
The disability rights movement is often associated with this phrase emphasizing equal treatment and opportunities.
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities cannot attend college.
MYTH! There is SO many different programs ( ie. Nazareth and the TOUR program!)
How many pillars does Best Buddies have and what are they?
Family Support, Friendships, Leadership, Inclusive Living and Job Development
Someone asks a person with a disability, "Would you like help?" before assisting them.
INCLUSION
How does the 21st chromosome change in birth to have someone with Down Syndrome?
They have an extra 21st chromosome! aka development!
What is ableism?
This term refers to discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities.
Many individuals with developmental disabilities hold part or full time jobs and enjoy their occupation. Many others are capable of working, but haven’t received adequate training or haven’t been given a chance.
TRUE!
What is the goal of a Best Buddies one-to-one friendship?
To foster meaningful, mutually beneficial friendships between people with and without IDD.
A friend always speaks directly to a person's caregiver instead of speaking to the person themselves.
NOT INCLUSIVE
How would you define Disability Advocacy?
Wanting to make a better world for people with IDD!
What is the Rehabilitation Act?
This 1973 federal law is considered the first major U.S. civil rights law protecting people with disabilities.
Many adults with developmental disabilities live highly independent lives. Others require varying levels of support.
TRUE!