What year did the American Disability Act (ADA) become law? What did it prevent to do?
What is in 1990, it aimed to protect civil rights that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
This term focuses on the person and not on a disability or some other characteristic or limitation.
Person with disability
In the Canada alone, about 8 million (or 1 out of 5 adults) are of this particular population, making up the largest minority group.
What is people with disabilities? (2022 Data)
Red represents this type of disability in the flag.
Physical Disabilities
What year did the Canadian Federal Government sign Accessible Canada Act to make organizations find, remove and alleviate barriers?
What is 2019
This language is the idea that people with disabilities should be proud of their disabled identity, so the disability comes first before the person.
What is "Disability Pride" language?
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?
Gold represents this type of disability in the flag.
Cognitive & Intellectual Disabilities
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"?
This word refers to discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities.
What is Ableism or Ableist?
There are over 200 types of this particular condition.
What is mental illness?
White represents this type of disability in the flag.
Nonvisible & Undiagnosed Disabilities
In 1869, this first mobility device is registered with the U.S. Patent Office.
What is the wheelchair?
This model of disability views the individual as the problem and they need to be fixed or cured.
What is the "Medical" Model of Disability?
What is the fastest growing disability type in Canada since 2022?
Mental health-related disabilities. 6% in 4 Years!. (2022 Data)
Blue represents this type of disability in the flag.
Psychiatric Disabilities
Started in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, this sports organization gives individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to compete worldwide.
What is the Special Olympics?
What is the name of an animal that is allowed to assist a person with a disability in all public spaces?
A Service Animal
Which age group has experienced the biggest increase in disabilities?
Youth - (15 - 24)
Working Aged Adults ( 25- 64)
Seniors (65+)
20% of youth (Aged 15 - 24) had a disability, an increase of 7 percentage points over 2017, when the disability rate was 13%. (2022 Data)
Green represents this type of disability in the flag.
Sensory Disabilities