Acronyms
FSCD
Family Services for Children with Disabilities
This comedian/actor is always moving around because of ADHD.
Robin Williams. RIP.
This makes it possible to communicate with a hearing disabled person to communicate with others.
ASL, American Sign Language.
Total AISH caseload for last fiscal year was?
Around 73,000.
Did you hear about the guy who created "Knock Knock" jokes?
He won a No Bell prize
RPAC
Regional Parental Advisory Committee
This person did poorly in school and was labeled slow, later went on to create one of the most visited places on earth.
Walt Disney
Things that help disabled individuals use tablets, phones and computers.
AT's, Assistive Technologies.
The country with the highest rate of diagnosed Autism is?
A) Canada
B) Russia
C) Qatar
C) Qatar. 151 per 10,000. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/autism-rates-by-country
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
He was out standing in his field
FASD
Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder
This actor has to learn lines from listening to audiotapes because dyslexia makes reading difficult.
Tom Cruise
According to WHO (World Health Organization) what % of the world identifies as having a disability?
A) 15%
B) 8%
C) 22%
A) 15% or 1.1 BILLION
There are 1.1 Million people living in Calgary, how many of that are persons with disabilites?
210,000. Thats 19% of the population of Calgary. *This info was released in 2019
How do you deal with a fear of speedbumps?
Slowly get over it.
AADL
Assisted Aids for Daily Living
This young environmentalist spoke at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Becoming famous as a teenager after starting the school strikes for climate change.
Greta Thunberg
Ready, Willing and Able employers demonstrated a retention rate of
A) 27%
B) 77%
C) 93%
C) 93% (CIC 2018)
In Canada, 1 in 50 children are diagnosed with Autism.
True as of 2019
What do you call a line of men waiting to get haircuts?
A barberqueue.
ERAPS
Edmonton Residential Aide Placement Services
Best known for his role in "Hannibal" this actor revealed his Autism diagnosis in 2017.
Sir Anthony Hopkins
This makes it possible for a person who can't speak the ability to communicate.
What is a dynavox
In 2017, 6.2 million people in Canada had a disability. What percentage of that was Seniors over 65?
A) 14%
B) 38%
C) 42%
B) 38%
What vegetable is cool, but not that cool?
A radish