Disability & the Law
Disability Rights History
Identifying Disability
Accessibility
Advocacy
100
What does ADA stand for?
The Americans with Disabilities Act
100

True or false: People with disabilities have the same rights as everyone else. 

True

100
A disability can be _____ or _____ that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
Physical or mental
100

True or False: An employer can ask about a person's disability during a job interview? 

False. You cannot ask about someone's disability. 

100
What is one key component to being an advocate?
voting, calling legislators, writing letters to elected officials, going to hearings, visiting the statehouse and engaging student government.
200
True or False: The Individual with Disabilities Education Act eliminates parents participation in their child's education.
False, The purpose of the IDEA is to protect the rights of children with disabilities and give parents a voice in their child’s education!
200

Why did people participate in the Capitol Crawl?

To advocate for their rights and support the ADA. 

200
What disability makes it tough to read and spell?
Dyslexia
200

Are hearing aides, crutches, ergonomic office chairs considered accommodations in the workplace?

No (accommodations do not include providing personal items such as glasses, contact lenses, or hearing aides).

200

Name one step to being an advocate?

Talking to legislators, writing letters, engaging in student government, etc..

300
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide _______ for disabled employees.
Reasonable Accommodations
300

What year was the Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law?

1990

300

True or false: Hidden disabilities are just as valid as physical or seen disabilities. 

True

300
What changes must a public entity make to its existing facilities to make them accessible?
A public entity must ensure that individuals with disabilities are not excluded from services, programs, and activities do to inaccessibility.
300

Did advocacy lead to civil rights for people with disabilities?

Yes!

400
What year was the IDEA passed?
1975
400

What protest did the people participate in to keep the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 unchanged? 

The 504 Sit-in

400

What type of disability makes social interaction and communication difficult?

Apraxia of speech

400
Relocating a class to another classroom that is readily accessible for a student with a disability is an example of a _________________________ ?
Reasonable accommodation
400
Name one historical piece of legislation that changed the lives of people with disabilities.
IDEA, ADA, Rehabilitation Act, Fair Housing ....
500

This federal law protects disabled people from discrimination in places that are federally funded. 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 504 and later 508. 

500

Historically, has advocating created opportunities for people with disabilities to be heard and also effect the laws that were put in place to protect them? 

Yes.

500

Name one disability that would allow a student to receive extended time on exams?

arthritis; cerebral palsy; upper limbs; Heart Defects multiple-sclerosis; muscular dystrophy; acquired spinal injury (paraplegia or quadriplegia); post-polio syndrome; spina bifida. Intellectual DIsabilities Anxiety-related Disorders Substance Addiction DIsorders Autistic Disorders Developmental Disorders Impaired and Functional Limitations Mental Health Diagnoses

500

What are some examples of reasonable accommodations? 

Longer time on tests, dedicated or classroom aide, being able to sit, ramps, specific widths of doorways, curb cuts, having a sign language interpreter, automatic doors, letter board, accessible transportation, alternative testing location, audiobooks, oral exams, alternative test formats, utilization of technological aids. 

500

What is advocacy? 

Advocacy is speaking up for yourself or others to affect change or get what you want. 

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