A document in Saskatchewan signed December 3 2023
The Accessible Saskatchewan Act
A 1989 film about a man with cerebral palsy who learns to paint with his controllable foot
My Left Foot
A novel about a deaf teen who moves to hearing school.
The Silence Between Us
A movement in the 1970s that advocated for the autonomy of disabled people including letting them make their own decisions
The Independent Living Movement
Affects the physical body, often in terms of movement
Physical Disability
A Canadian Act created in 2019
Accessible Canada Act
A French film about a quadriplegic man who hires someone to be his caregiver
The Intouchables
A collection of poems by disabled authors
Beauty is a Verb
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
Groups of conditions that impact the development of an individual
Developmental Disability
A law enforced in 27 states following eugenic policies in 1907
Eugenic Sterilization Law for People with Disabilities Enacted
A movie about an intellectually disabled man who has to fight for custody of his daughter
I Am Sam
A novel about a dragon rider with Ehlers-danlos syndrome—a condition that affects connective tissues and makes every injury worse.
Fourth Wing
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
Learning Disability
The year the last of the "Ugly Laws" were repealed.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
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
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
A social justice movement that is aiming at eliminating ableism within society and acknowledging the intersectional nature of disability
Disability Justice
Conditions that affect one's senses
Sensory Disability
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
A documentary about a camp for disabled teens in the 1970s and the movement it ignited
Crip Camp
A novel about a DeafBlind young man as he searches for the girl he thought was lost
The Sign for Home
A process that began in the 1960s that helped to remove people with developmental disabilities from long term psychiatric hospitals
Deinstitutionalisation
Conditions that significantly impact one's mental health i.e. schizophrenia
Mental Health Disability