Advocacy
What is one key component to being an advocate?
voting, calling legislators, writing letters to elected officials, going to hearings, visiting the statehouse and engaging student government
True or False: An employer can ask about a person's disability during a job interview?
False. You cannot ask about someone's disability during the interview
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 are some steps to take for advocacy
Talking to legislators, writing letters, engaging in student government, etc..
Are hearing aides, crutches, ergonomic office chairs considered accommodations in the workplace?
No (accommodations do not include providing personal items such as glasses, contact lenses, or hearing aides).
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? (Isn't she lovely)
Stevie Wonder
What is the name of the device that has the ability to read printed material aloud?
Kurzweil Personal Reader
Did advocacy lead to civil rights for people with disabilities?
YES!
What changes must a public entity make to its existing facilities to make them accessible
A public entity must ensure that individuals with disabilities are not excluded from services, programs, and activities do to inaccessibility.
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
What is advocacy
Advocacy is speaking up for yourself or others to affect change or get what you want.
Relocating a class to another classroom that is readily accessible for a student with a disability is an example of a _________________________ ?
Accommodation
What is the name of the disability where people have difficulty staying awake in the daytime?
Narcolepsy
Which famous actress who starred in BAD MOMS, Shuttershock, is diagnosed with MS
Christina Applegate
What is the estimated percentage of people who live with disabilities worldwide?
Roughly 600 million (World Health Organization)
This federal law protects disabled people from discrimination in places that are federally funded.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Historically, has advocating created opportunities for people with disabilities to be heard and also effect the laws that were put in place to protect them?
Yes
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.
Whoopi Goldberg
What organization helps protect, support, and promotes human rights for people with disabilities?
The Convention on the Rights with Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)