History Slay
What state became the first state to close sheltered workshops to focus on inclusive employment opportunities for disabled people?
Vermont slay
Who is a multisport Special Olympic athlete with an intellectual disability?
Loretta Claiborne
What was the Social Security Act of 1935?
Gave a financial safety net that included support for "crippled children: as well as funding for vocational rehabilitation.
Who was the the first deaf receptionist in the west wing of the White House?
Leah Katz-Hernandez
What does ADA stand for and what did it do?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Provides equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
Who was the first visibly physical disabled woman to be elected to the US senate?
Tammy Duckworth slay
What president was paralyzed from the waist down due to having polio?
FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
What did Eunice Kennedy Shriver launch in 1968?
The Special Olympics
Who won won a court victory against her parent who wanted her to live in a group home?
Jenny Hatch
What does IDEA stand for and what did it do?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Help students to receive special education in school. (Offered birth-21)
On what day did President Bush make ADA the law of the land?
July 26, 1990 slay
Who had a form of epilepsy due to a weight being thrown at her?
Harriet Tubman
What act went into effect in 1943?
Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation Act
What group helped formed the disability activist groups in the nation?
The Gang of 19
What does ADAPT and what did it do?
Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
Offers for accommodations for people in a public setting. Equal opportunities given to people with disabilities.
When did the Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation Act go into effect?
1943 slay
Who was institutionalized for at the Virginnia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded and then was forcibly sterilized?
Carrie Buck
What year did blind people around the country find the National Federation of the blind?
1940
What is it called when people with different disabilities but identify with different movements called?
cross-disability
Who pursued the lawsuit against the NYC board of education for being denied their teaching license due to disabilities? What act followed the lawsuit?
Judy Huemann
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
When did Kennedy sign the Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act?
1963 slay
What artist had physical disabilities from contracting polio and a bus accident?
Frida Kahlo
Where did the sit-in in 1977 take place?
HEW offices
Who was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony award for their performance on Broadway for "Oklahoma"?
Ali Stroker
What does CILS stand for? What did it do?
Centers for Independent Living
Empowered disabled people to take control of their own lives in the US and worldwide.