American Disability History
In what year was the Americans with Disabilities Act first passed?
What is 1990?
The most watched paralympic sport is
What is wheelchair basketball?
Whilst being both blind and deaf, this famous American author and activist was able to fly a plane from Rome to Paris in the year 1946.
Who is Helen Keller?
The name of the category of technologies that assist with speaking, typing, writing, remembering, pointing, seeing, hearing, learning, walking, and many other technological accommodations is named
What is assistive technology?
Health equity for persons with disabilities is a global health priority – 1 in how many people worldwide has a significant disability?
What is 1 in 6 people?
The UN considers those with disabilities as the world's largest minority.
Which U.S. President had a disability?
Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Roosevelt had polio and invented a special wheelchair that he utilized.
After what major historical event was Disabled Sports introduced as a part of rehabilitation?
What is World War II?
This famous British astrophysicist was best known for his discovery discovery that black holes emit radiation which can be detected by special instrumentation. He also lived with ALS.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
These software are used by blind or visually impaired people to read the content of the computer screen. Examples include JAWS for Windows, NVDA, or Voiceover for Mac
What is screen readers?
This percentage of disabled persons cannot afford healthcare.
What is 50%?
Where did the first national disability pride parade take place?
What is Chicago?
In 2004, Chicago was the first U.S. city to host a national disability pride parade.
In what year did the first Paralympics take place?
What is 1960?
It was hosted in Rome, Italy.
This 20th century Mexican painter, known for her many iconic self-portraits, was less known to have polio in her early childhood and spina bifida later in life.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This technology allows users to control the size of text and or graphics on the screen. Unlike using a zoom feature, these applications allow the user to have the ability to see the enlarged text in relation to the rest of the screen.
This percent of persons with a disability live in a developing country.
What is 80%?
Which disability rights advocate co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union?
Who is Helen Keller?
In 1920, Helen Keller founded the ACLU.
What do football player Derrick Coleman, hockey player James Kyte, basketball player Lance Allred and baseball player Edward Dundon have in common?
What is they were the first legally deaf players in their field?
This 20th century writer, poet, singer, and civil right's activist spent five year's during her childhood selectively mute.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This software is used by people with various forms of learning disabilities that affect their ability to read text. This software will read text with a synthesized voice and may have a highlighter to emphasize the word being spoken.
What is a text reader?
This percent of disabilities reported are caused by accidents.
What is 9%?
The Smith-Fess Act established a federal program to provide vocational assistance to Americans with physical disabilities. In what year was the Smith-Fess Act passed?
What is 1920?
While the Olympics have the Olympic rings, the Paralympics has three symbols. Three Agitos consist of three colors: What are those colors?
What is Red, blue, and green?
Agitos translates to "I move" in Latin.
This 19th century abolitionist and social activist, well known for her service during the Underground Railroad was less known for her epilepsy.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Some users may not be able to use a mouse or keyboard to work on a computer. These people can use various forms of devices, such as: head pointers, motion tracking, and single switch entry devices. What is this category of assistive technology called?
What is alternative input devices?
The average long-term disability claim lasts approximately how many months (rounded up).
What is 35 months?