History of Disabilities
This compound term was used to describe people with developmental disabilities in the late 1800's. ___-minded
What is "feeble?"
Name of the Olympic Games specifically for athletes with disabilities.
What are the Paralympic Games?
For those who have had an arm amputated, this technological advancement is a replacement for the amputated limb if the person with a disability would like one.
What is a prosthetic arm?
This author who had autism and was deaf in one ear wrote many famous books, including Alice in Wonderland.
Who is Lewis Carroll?
This British theoretical physicist who used a wheelchair and a computer to speak was responsible for various scientific breakthroughs including the discovery a type of radiation named after him.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
People with disabilities were often prominently featured in these during circuses and museums.
What are Freak Shows?
The 1990 legislation that "ensured that all children with an identified disability receive special education and related services to address their individual needs."
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
This is the term for a car that does not need a human driver. ___-___ car. It can be very useful for people with disabilities that prevent them from driving themselves.
What is a self-driving car?
This actor, who was born with cerebral palsy, starred in "Breaking Bad," and he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Who is R.J. Mitte?
This United States President who used a wheelchair due to polio succeeded in leading the country through the Great Depression and WWII.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)?
This was a popular practice in the early 19th century in which people in a community would inform those with disabilities (and other "deviants" that they were not welcome in their town.
What is "warning out?"
The law enacted in 1990 that protected people with disabilities against discrimination in employment, transportation, and communication.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
This technological advancement has two parts. One is surgically placed beneath the skin, and the other sits externally behind the ear to help those with hearing impairments.
What is a cochlear implant?
This Russian-American female Paralympic swimmer has won 29 Olympic medals and over 50 World Championship medals in the S8, SB7, and SM8 categories.
Who is Jessica Long?
This famous abolitionist who had epilepsy was instrumental in saving many slaves through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This is another word for "poorhouses," or publicly funded institutions intended to remove outcasts (due to economic status, disabilities, etc.) fro society.
What is almshouses?
This principle, abbreviated with LRE, shows the belief that students with disabilities should be educated in the general classroom as much as possible.
What is Least Restrictive Environment?
This cutting edge system allows those without the ability to speak verbally or through the use of their hands the ability to spell out their speech using eye movements tracked through an on-screen keyboard.
What is the DynaVox Eyemax system?
This French actor suffered from "locked-in syndrome," after a stroke and wrote a book about his experiences through blinking when a partner said the correct letter of the alphabet.
Who is Jean Dominique-Bauby?
This classical composer who became profoundly hard of hearing at 30 years old created many famous pieces and had an unmeasurable impact on the genre.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven
This Institution for people with disabilities was opened in 1856 in Harlem, New York.
What is the Private Institute for Imbeciles?
The year of the first Special Olympics, held at Soldier Field in Chicago.
What is 1968?
These robots uses several components including social narratives, core vocabulary, and natural modeling to help students with autism learn social skills.
What are RoboKind robots?
This Italian musician became blind at 12 years old, then went on to become a world-renown singer, songwriter, and piano player. He also was awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006.
Who is Andrea Bocelli?
This man was a very important in the establishment of parking permits for people with disabilities and wheelchair access to all public buildings.
Who is Lionel Watts?