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This politician needed to use a wheelchair to get around while in office.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
100
This learning disability causes children to sometimes forget homework, figit in their seat, act without thinking and get distracted easily.
What is ADHD
100
How visually impaired people read.
What is a screen reader
100

What year was the Americans with Disabilities Act signed?

1990

100

What president may have suffered from melancholia—today’s form of depression?

Abraham Lincoln

200
This comedian/actor is always moving around because of ADHD.
Who is Robin Williams
200
This disability makes it difficult to see words in books or on the board.
What is visually impaired
200
This makes it possible for a physically challenged person to get from place to place.
What is a wheelchair
200

What year was the Americans with Disabilities Act amended?

2008

200

What famous blind musician signed with Motown Records at the age of 12 and continues to perform today?

Stevie Wonder

300
This person did poorly in school and was labeled slow, later went on to create one of the most visited places on earth.
Who is Walt Disney
300
This disability is characterized by mild to severe mental impairment, weak muscle tone and unique facial characteristics.
What is down syndrome
300
This makes it possible to communicate with a hearing disabled person to communicate with others.
What is sign language
300

What is the name of the world’s only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students?

Gallaudet University


300

What famous actor lives with Parkinson’s Disease? Hint: He starred in Back to the Future and Spin City.

Michael J. Fox

400
This actor has to learn lines from listening to audiotapes because dyslexia makes reading difficult.
Who is Tom Cruise
400
This disability can sometimes make it difficult to get from place to place.
What is physical impairment.
400
This makes it possible for a person who can't speak the ability to communicate.
What is a dynavox
400

This medical practice was used historically and into the late 20th century on people with mental disabilities in institutional care.

Sterilization 

400

What famous actor, director, producer was paralyzed in an accident during an equestrian competition? Hint: He starred in Superman

Christopher Reeve

500
This athlete suffers from OCD which distracts him from doing other things.
Who is David Beckham
500
This disability at times makes it difficult to communicate with others, have muscle tightness and few emotional connections.
What is autism
500
Some children with learning disabilities go here during the day for extra help.
What is the resource room.
500

What IQ test was originally designed to help identify children with learning disabilities, but has often been used to isolate people with disabilities?

Stanford-Binet IQ Test

500

What famous female actress has a learning disability? Hint: She starred in Ghost, Sister Act, The Color Purple

Whoopi Goldberg

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