Famous People
This politician needed to use a wheelchair to get around while in office.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This disability affects mobility, dexterity, or stamina
What is a physical disability
How a person with a visual impairment reads
What is a screen reader
This event occurred in 2004
What is the first disability pride parade
The founder of the alphabet used by people who are blind or have vision impairments
Who is Louis Braille
This athlete suffers from OCD which distracts him from doing other things.
Who is David Beckham
A disability that is not immediately apparent
What is an invisible disability
This makes it possible for a person with a physical disability to get around
What is a wheelchair
This act was signed in 1939
What is the Social Security Act
Deaf and blind advocate, lecturer, and writer
Who is Helen Keller
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
Interference with basic skills including reading, writing, and math
What is a learning disability
This makes it possible to communicate with a person with a hearing disability
What is sign language
This event helped bring the discussion on disabilities to the media
What is the American Civil War
1990
What is the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed
This actor has to learn lines from listening to audiotapes because dyslexia makes reading difficult.
Who is Tom Cruise
3 Million people per year have been diagnosed with this disability
What is a cognitive disability
The percent of the population that has a disability
What is 30%
This event occurred in 1962
What is Ed Roberts fights for admission into University of California Berkeley
An American history professor who established disability studies as an academic discipline
Who is Paul Longmore
This Founding Father had Cerebral Palsy
Who is Stephen Hopkins
The most common type of disability
What is ADHD
Helen Keller met this person in 1887
Who is Annie Sullivan
This even occurred in 1977 in San Francisco
What is the occupation of the Health Education and Wellness office
A woman who co-founded the World Institute on Disability
Who is Judith Heumann