True or False
Allergies (food, or environmental), Traumatic brain injury, and arthritis are examples of invisible disabilities.
True
This disability is characterized by a pattern of birth defects such as slowed growth and developmental delays, and is caused by a woman drinking alcohol while pregnant
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Self-regulating behaviors Autistic people use to cope with sensory under/overload? Examples of these behaviors include hand-flapping, rocking, humming or singing, repeating words, biting or chewing on things, jumping, and many more.
Stimming
Reasonable Accommodations
Artist and film director of "Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Corpse Bride". Realized he had a disability after watching a documentary about Autism, and seeing his own childhood struggles projected.
Tim Burton
All Deaf and Hard of hearing people can read lips
False. Only 30% of spoken English can be accurately lip read. Many words cannot be differentiated as they have the same lip pattern, making it difficult for a deaf person to correctly read the speaker's lips. Also, not all Deaf individuals know ASL.
"Olive" "I Love"
A developmental disability that affects verbal and non-verbal communication and social interactions and that generally appears before age three? Often referred to a spectrum.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Many neurodivergent individuals have a favorite subject or area of great expertise that they love to learn and talk about, and may even collect things related to that subject. What are these called?
Hyperfixation or Special Interests
Where is the Office of Accessibility on the Eckerd College campus?
Brown Hall 101, or right next door.
This famous actor starred in the movie "Hidden Figures" and was diagnosed with dyslexia during childhood.
Octavia Spencer
Disabilities are contagious and can be passed on to people through basic interactions
False. Concepts like eugenics, and ableist language (in policies, news, social media, etc.) have created a stigma that some people believe you can "catch" a disability.
A chronic neurological disorder of the brain that causes a tendency to have recurrent seizures. Approximately 2million people in America have it.
Epilepsy
Which of the following is a true statement about a service animal?
a. Dogs are the only service animal acknowledged and protected under the ADA
b. Documentation/certification must be with the service animal at all times
c. Identification (a vest or a ID tag) must be worn at all times
d. A service animal and an emotional support animal are both protected by law under the ADA
None of these are true statement.
How many rooms on campus are ADA compliant for someone who uses a wheelchair? (Hint, it's less than 10)
Components necessary: ramp/elevator to access floor, buttons to open the doors, accessible bathroom.
2
Famous Black artist/musician born with Retinopathy of prematurity which caused his blindness.
Stevie Wonder
Autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome are the same thing
False. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication, and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder that is caused by abnormal cell division. Also referred to as trisomy-21.
Chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. Due to the brains inability to regulate sleeping and waking patterns normally, these individuals often find it difficult to stay awake for long periods of time, regardless of the circumstances.
Narcolepsy
These laws allowed police to arrest and jail people with "apparent" disabilities for no reason other than being disfigured or demonstrating some type of disability.
"Ugly Laws". From the late 1860s to 1970s, several American cities had Ugly Laws that deemed it illegal for persons who were "unsightly" or "unseemly" to appear in public.
Where can a physically disabled student who uses a wheelchair, easily swim on campus?
Technically speaking, nowhere. The Waterfront, and the pool do not have a chairlift to support students who are wheelchair-users, nor a ramp. They both require students to use stairs or ladders which are easily accessible.
These sisters are amongst some of the most famous athletes, and both have an invisible disability. They are also both Olympic gold medalists.
Serena Williams- Pulmonary Embolism and Hematoma
Venus Williams, Sjögren’s syndrome.
All seizures involve the individual passing out, convulsing, and loosing all control of their body.
False. There are many forms of seizures, and some are not as easily identified. Absence seizures- are a generalized seizure that can cause rapid eye blinking, or periods of staring into space. Focal seizures or partial seizures are localized to just one area of the brain. A complex focal seizure causes a person to be dazed and unable to answer questions.
Generally characterized by joint hypermobility, joint instability, dislocations, skin hyperextensibility (stretchy skin), poor muscle tone. Individuals can experience chronic pain, fatigue, upper and lower gastrointestinal problems (nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, bloating, pain, absorption and food intolerance), heart rate and blood pressure disturbances, temperature regulation, anxiety, depression etc.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or hypermobility spectrum disorder
This symbol/shape represents Neurodiversity.
Neurodiversity a natural manifestation in humans that results in a variation of cognitive functioning and behaviors. Typically used in the context of autistic spectrum disorders, but is an "umbrella term".
A rainbow infinity symbol. Many Autistic individuals have expressed their issues surrounding the puzzle piece. It creates a negative mindset and promotes exclusion.
Through the Office of Accessibility, what can a student request as an accommodation in regards to their meals/dietary restrictions.
The food service provider (café Bon Appetit) can "work with students to accommodate other special dietary needs upon reasonable advanced notice." Other than that, students can request to opt out of the meal plan, as long as they provide documentation outlining exactly how Eckerd fails to meet said dietary requirements.
Disney star and musician who has been very public about their struggles with substance abuse, eating disorders, and Bipolar Disorder. Self-advocate who frequently speaks publicly about their own story, and mental health awareness.
Demi Lovato