History
Movies about Disability
Books about Disability
Movements
Types of disability
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A document in Saskatchewan signed December 3 2023

The Accessible Saskatchewan Act

100

A 1989 film about a man with cerebral palsy who learns to paint with his controllable foot

My Left Foot

100

A novel about a deaf teen who moves to hearing school. 

The Silence Between Us

100

A movement in the 1970s that advocated for the autonomy of disabled people including letting them make their own decisions

The Independent Living Movement

100

Affects the physical body, often in terms of movement

Physical Disability

200

A Canadian Act created in 2019

Accessible Canada Act

200

A French film about a quadriplegic man who hires someone to be his caregiver

The Intouchables

200

A collection of poems by disabled authors

Beauty is a Verb

200

A movement from the 1990s and 2000s that advocated for the acceptance of neurodiversity rather than viewing it as illnesses that needed to be treated and giving autistic individuals their autonomy. 

The Autism Rights Movement

200

Groups of conditions that impact the development of an individual

Developmental Disability

300

A law enforced in 27 states following eugenic policies in 1907

Eugenic Sterilization Law for People with Disabilities Enacted

300

A movie about an intellectually disabled man who has to fight for custody of his daughter

I Am Sam

300

A novel about a dragon rider with Ehlers-danlos syndrome—a condition that affects connective tissues and makes every injury worse.

Fourth Wing

300

A movement that began around the 1950s continuing to today which advocates for the inclusion of disabled individuals as well as equity and accessibility in society

The Disability Rights Movement

300
Conditions that affect the way one processes information

Learning Disability

400

The year the last of the "Ugly Laws" were repealed. (The "Ugly Laws" made it legal to simply arrest people who were disabled or disfigured).

1974

400

A movie about a young girl with cerebral palsy who learns just how much she has to say—even if she is nonverbal

Out of My Mind

400

A novel about an autistic teen who solves a case of a neighbour's dog's death

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

400

A social justice movement that is aiming at eliminating ableism within society and acknowledging the intersectional nature of disability

Disability Justice

400

Conditions that affect one's senses

Sensory Disability

500

The date of the International Day for Disabilities which was created to acknowledge the rights of disabled people. It has been enforced by the UN since 1992

December 3rd

500

A documentary about a camp for disabled teens in the 1970s and the movement it ignited

Crip Camp

500

A novel about a DeafBlind young man as he searches for the girl he thought was lost

The Sign for Home

500

A process that began in the 1960s that helped to remove people with developmental disabilities from long term psychiatric hospitals

Deinstitutionalisation 

500

Conditions that significantly impact one's mental health i.e. schizophrenia

Mental Health Disability

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