Disability History
Forty years ago, where did most Americans with developmental disabilities live?
In large, dehumanizing institutions
What is a genetic cause of developmental disabilities? (Hint: think of Down syndrome)
Having too many chromosomes
Fetal alcohol syndrome is caused by...
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy
This 2001 American drama film stars Sean Penn as a father with an intellectual disability, Dakota Fanning as his inquisitive daughter, and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lawyer.
"I Am Sam"
What did the "Independent Living Movement" focus on?
Decreasing barriers to living independently
True or false: it's important to learn about a person's diagnosis because it will teach you everything you need to know about them.
FALSE
True or false: one of the challenges for someone with cerebral palsy is being able to control certain muscle groups
True
This 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams is about a boy who ages four times faster than normal as a result of Werner syndrome, a form of progeria.
"Jack"
What is the "Moral Model" of disability services?
A model focused on disabilities as either a blessing or curse from a higher power; people who help people with disabilities are angels demonstrating charity
True or false: autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a single known cause.
FALSE
What is eugenics?
The science of using techniques to improve the genes of a human population similar to methods used when breeding animals: by only letting the people with the "best" genes bear children.
Walter White's son in Breaking Bad has this developmental disability.
Cerebral palsy
What is the "Minority Model" of disability services?
A model that provides people with sheltered, segregated lives separate from the community
What is "early intervention?"
Services, treatments, and therapies offered early in someone's life to try and improve their quality of life
Which disability, which is characterized by seizures, used to be seen as a sign of possession by evil spirits?
Epilepsy
In this 2016 drama, Troy's (Denzel Washington) younger brother, Gabriel Maxson, sustained a head injury in World War II that left him mentally impaired and often gets in trouble with the law for his eccentric behavior, which includes religious fixations.
What quote captures the spirit of self-advocates in the disability rights movement?
"Nothing about us, without us."
What is the only preventable cause of developmental disabilities?
Alcohol/drug consumption while pregnant
Put the three models of understanding disability/disability services in chronological order (oldest to newest).
Moral, Medical, and Minority
Both this rhyming World Heavyweight Champion Boxer and this movie theatre owning Basketball Hall of Famer have Dsylexia.
Muhammad Ali and Magic Johnson