Accommodations
An accommodation for people with paraplegia to better find accessible routes around campus
What are accessible entrance signs?
The lack/loss of vision that cannot be corrected
Discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior
What is ableism?
This many (%) college students have a physically diverse ability
What is 1%?
An accommodation for hard of hearing students to be able to hear their teachers
What is a headphone assist?
Severe hearing loss or complete loss of hearing
What is deafness?
True/False - Everybody with one disability experiences it the same and requires the same accommodations
What is false?
This president was famous for passing the social security act, but also had polio, which made him self conscious as he spent a lot of energy avoiding displays of his disease
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
An accommodation to assist blind people when walking to know when there is a danger such as roads or stairs ahead
What is tactile signage?
When someone is paralyzed from the waist down
What is paraplegia?
We learned this new term in class to replace more offensive or problematic terms such as handicapped or disability
What is diversely able?
This "branch of science" strikes fear in much of the diversely able community because of its push for sterilization and institutionalization of people with genetic disorders
What is eugenics?
The most common method of treatment for diverse abilities, especially for mental and behavioral disorders
What is medication?
The result of abnormal cell divisions causing a full or partial copy of the 21st chromosome
Self-regulating behaviors Autistic people use to cope with sensory under/overload? Examples can be hand-flapping, rocking, humming/singing, biting or chewing on things, jumping, and many more
What is stimming?
This piece of American legislation ensures students with a diverse ability are provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
A selective bolding font to guide one's eyes through text, designed to help neurodivergent individuals read more quickly and more in depth
What is bionic reading/font?
Persistent uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in senseless rituals
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
This 1990's act provided comprehensive civil rights protection for people with disabilities.
What is the American Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)?
This model was developed by the diversely abled and shows that people are disabled by barriers in society rather than their impairment or difference
What is The Social Model of Disability?