History
What year was the Americans with Disabilities Act signed?
1990
What famous cyclist won the Tour de France multiple times and is a cancer survivor?
Lance Armstrong
What disability makes it tough to read and spell?
Dyslexia
What president may have suffered from melancholia—today’s form of depression? Hint: Our 16th president
Abraham Lincoln
What is one of the three major requirements for a person to be considered a person with a disability according to the American’s with Disabilities Act?
(1) Has a condition that limits one or more major life activity, (2) has a record of such impairment, (3) or is considered to have such an impairment
What year was the American’s with Disabilities Act amended?
2008
What American female surfer lost her left arm to a shark attack in 2003 and later won the ESPY Award for the Best Comeback Athlete of the Year in 2004?
Bethany Hamilton
What type of disability makes social interaction and communication difficult?
Autism
What famous blind musician signed with Motown Records at the age of 12 and continues to perform today?
Stevie Wonder
What is the name of the device that has the ability to read printed material aloud?
Kurzweil Personal Reader
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
What is the name of the Olympic diver who is a 6 time world champion and was diagnosed with HIV?
Greg Louganis
What is the name of the disability where one side of the body is paralyzed?
Hemiplegia
What famous actor lives with Parkinson’s Disease? Hint: He starred in Back To The Future and Spin City.
Michael J Fox
What brilliant atomic physicist, most famous for his Theory of Relativity may have had Asperger’s syndrome and dyslexia?
Albert Einstein
This medical practice was used historically and into the late 20th century on people with mental retardation in institutional care.
Sterilization
What is the name of the Olympic runner who won her 10th career national champion- ships in the 100-meter hurdles and was named the fastest woman in the world in 2001 and is diagnosed with Graves disease?
Gail Devers
What is the name of the disability where people have difficulty staying awake in the daytime?
Narcolepsy
What famous actor, director, producer was paralyzed in an accident during an eques- trian competition? Hint: He starred in Superman
Christopher Reeve
What is the estimated percentage of people who live with disabilities worldwide?
Roughly 600 million (World Health Organization)
What IQ test was originally designed to help identify children with learning disabilities, but that has often been used to isolate people with disabilities?
Stanford-Binet IQ Test
What is the name of the Golfer who has won 90 tournaments, a leader among active players on the PGA TOUR and is the career money list leader and is a stutterer?
Tiger Woods
What type of disability may be aided by a cochlear implant?
Hearing Impairment
What famous female actress has a learning disability? Hint: She starred in Ghost, Sister Act, The Color Purple.
Whoopie Goldberg
What is the difference between an IEP and a 504 Plan
An IEP is governed by a special education law and a 504 plan is governed by a civil rights law . With an IEP a student needs specialized instruction and with a 504 plan a student needs accommodations or modifications to his general education program.