History
This was the name of the facility that Geraldo Rivera visited and exposed on the news to begin the investigations into how people with Developmental disabilities were treated.
What is Willowbrook.
This is the RIGHT that people have to decide; how to spend money, make health care decisions, work for a living and have relationships with family and friends.
What is Freedom of Choice.
This movement is parallel to the Olympics and is designed for those who have physical impairments.
What are the Paralympics.
This is the person who helps to coordinate all of the services you receive from OPWDD.
What is the Care Coordinator.
He was considered the Father of the ADA or American Disabilities Act of 1993.
Who is Justin Dart.
The Self-Advocacy movement is --------Years old.
What is 30.
This RIGHT allows people to take part in the Political process and Elections.
What is the Right to Vote.
These are the 5 classes of disability allowed to participate in the Paralympics.
Amputation, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities, Visually impaired Spinal Injuries and Les autres.
These programs; Co-op, Tech Today, 7 Community Dr., Brock and SVLE all make up this department at Aspire.
What is Day Services.
This man was a part of the "Rolling Quads" group and participated in many things in order to change Accessibility for people.
Who is Ed Roberts.
This famous Act that changed the History of Persons with Disabilities was approved in 1990.
What is the Developmental Disabilities Act, or the ADA.
The act of making unjustified distinctions between human beings based on groups, classes or other categories to which they are perceived to belong to.
What is Discrimination.
This is the motto of the Paralympic athletes.
What is Spirit in Motion
This is an extension of the METRO bus line and offers door to door services for people with Developmental Disabilities.
What is PAL.(Para-transit)
This man ran an expose' on Willowbrook in order to show people the inhumane conditions of an institution.
Who is do Geraldo Rivera.
This Document waives the rules of Medicare by allowing services to be provided outside of the Hospital.
What is the HCBS waiver.
This RIGHT is being able to choose where, how and with whom you want to live.
What is the right to have a home.
This woman founded the Special Olympics.
Who is Eunice Kennedy Shriver
The Agency that this Acronym, OPWDD, Represents.
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
This man was founder and developer of Head Start.
Who is Robert Cooke.
In this famous protest, over 100 people with disabilities occupied the offices of the Department of Health in California for 25 days!!!
What is the 504 Sit-In.
She was appointed by President Kennedy to the Panel on Mental Retardation & was Vice Chair of it's task force on Rights and the Law.
Who is Elizabeth Boggs.
Touching Bases was created to represent this sport in Buffalo and the surrounding areas.
What is Soft Ball.
This is the Government agency that monetarily supports all agencies that provide services to those under OPWDD.
What is Medicaid/Medicare.
This man founded SANYS in 1986.
Who is Bernard Carabello.