Disability History
This protest paved the way for disability rights on March 12, 1990, prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
What is the "Capitol Crawl"?
On March 12, 1990, more than 1000 Disability Rights Activists from 30 States gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. to protest the delays in the passing of the ADA.
A swedish environmental activist, global youth movement founder, and outspoken critic of political inaction on climate change.
Diagnosed with autism, she has spoken openly about how it shapes the way she sees the world
Who is Greta Thunberg?
True or False: People with disabilities are all born with their disability.
False! People with disabilities can be born with a disability, but they may also gain a disability later in life due to an accident, injury or illness.
The acronym IDD is used to refer to this group of diagnoses
What is Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities?
The first Center for Independent Living was founded by activists Ed Roberts and members of "The Rolling Quads" in this California city
What is Berkeley?
American animal scientist, professor at Colorado State University, and prominent autism advocate. She is famous for revolutionizing livestock handling and championing neurodiversity.
She is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicky share insights from her personal experience with autism.
Who is Temple Grandin?
Disability is the largest minority in the U.S.
True
One in four has a disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Diabetes, ADHD and Epilepsy are examples of this type of disability that isn't always obvious?
What is an Invisible Disability?
19th- and 20th-century American city ordinances that made it illegal for people with visible disabilities, diseases, or deformities to appear in public.
Key details include San Francisco passing the first such law in 1867, Chicago enforcing the last recorded arrest, and the final ordinances fading out by 1974.
What are The Ugly Laws?
Known as the father of the Independent Living Movement, and a major Disability Rights Leader. He was a polio survivor who fought for his right to live on campus and be a student at UC Berkley, originally sleeping in an empty hospital wing because nowhere else would house him and the iron lung he needed to help him breathe as he slept.
Who is Ed Roberts?
His admission paved the way for other students with significant physical and medical needs to come to campus, and resulted in the formation of the very first Center for Independent Living
People with cerebral palsy always have intellectual disabilities.
False
Name this diagnosis by using these symptoms: Inattentive type, Hyperactive-impulse type, combined type
What is ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?
The first disability civil rights law to be enacted in the United States that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal financial assistance.
To pressure lawmakers to enforce the legislation, disablilty advocates staged sit-ins in federal buildings across the US. The longest and most sucessful sit-in San Francisco for a total of 25 days.
What is the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504)?
Known as the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to collecting and amplifying the stories and oral histories of people with disabilities and disability culture.
Who is Alice Wong?
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990
True
A condition that causes selective eating that is motivated by a lack of interest in eating or food, sensory sensitivity (e.g., strong reactions to taste, texture, smell of foods), and/or a fear of aversive consequences (e.g., of choking or vomiting).
Comorbid conditions often include Autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.
What is ARFID?
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
In 1969, this act established the legal right of individuals with developmental disabilities to community-based services and supports, creating California's unique Regional Center system.
What is the Lanterman Act?
Known as the "Mother of Disability Rights Movement. She was a polio survior who went on to become the first wheelchair user to teach in New York City.
A well-known disability rights activist who organized the "504 Sit-In" and later became New York City's first Director for the Department of Disability Services.
Who is Judith Heumann?
According to The ADA, it is optional for employers to 2. provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities.
False
A genetic disorder that a causes weak muscle tone, developmental delays, emotional regualtion difficulties, and constant hunger.
What is Prader-Willi Syndrome?