Famous People with Disabilities
Physicist who worked on analyzing the science behind black holes and the Big Bang Theory, who also has what is called 'Lou Gehrig's' disease
Who is Stephen Hawking?
A movie about marine animals with disabilities that shows how their differences can be strengths.
What is Finding Dory?
The ADA stands for..
What is American's with Disabilities Act?
This university is the global leader in education for deaf/hearing impaired students, located in Washington, D.C.
What is Gallaudet University?
3rd president of the United States who was also later said to have asperger's syndrome
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Follows a boy named Auggie along on his journey entering a new school with "Treacher Collins Syndrome" and shows how he comes to terms with the way people view his appearance
What is Wonder?
Which month is Autism Awareness Month?
The ADA requires employers to provide ____ for employees with disabilities.
What are 'reasonable accomodations'?
This famous international champion female surfer lost her arm in a shark attack when she was surfing at 13 years old
Who is Bethany Hamilton?
American-canadian actor who starred in many movies and also suffers from Parkinsons, his most famous role being Marty in Back to the Future
Who is Michael J. Fox?
A drama film about a young man who struggles to care for his family including his intellectually disabled brother, Arnie, who has autism
What is What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Which month is Disability Awareness Month?
What is October?
Which president signed the ADA into law?
Who is George H.W. Bush?
TBI is an acronym for this disability
What is Traumatic Brain Injury?
African American singer and songwriter who suffered from lifelong blindness but still continued to create songs like 'Sir Duke' and 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered'
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This movie follows the life of an intellectually disabled child with leg braces who ends up going to college to play football, meeting the president, enlists in the army, and start a shrimping business
What is Forrest Gump?
What year was the ADA signed into law?
When is 1990?
True or False.. the ADA states that employers cannot refuse to employ someone just because they have a disability.
Known for being the star of the movie 'Top Gun' and also being diagnosed with dyslexia
Movie that features deaf actors playing deaf characters in a story about a teenager named Ruby who struggles to navigate the challenges of having two parents that how a disability
What is CODA?
How long has the ADA existed?
What law is IDEA?
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
A form of written language for those with visual impairments, in which letters or numbers are written in a dot like form
What is Braille?