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This is a condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities in some way.
What is a disability?
This American singer and songwriter was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 11. Her most famous song “Bad Guy” made her the first artist born in the 21st century to release a chart-topping single.
Who is Billie Eilish?
Name one example of a device that helps people with mobility impairments move around.
Answers vary: What is a wheelchair, scooter, walker, cane, crutches, prosthetic, orthotic device?
People with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals are less intelligent than those without. True or False?
False.
This term refers to a learning difference that affects reading, spelling, and writing.
What is Dyslexia?
This is a term for a disability that affects a person's ability to see.
What is visual impairment of blindness?
This famous director, known for films like "E.T." and "Jurassic Park" has dyslexia.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This device helps people with visual impairments read printed text.
What is a braille reader or braille display?
When meeting someone with a disability, it's polite to ask if they need help. True or False?
True. It's best to ask permission before providing assistance, but don't assume it's needed.
This is what ADHD stands for.
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
If you don't understand what someone with a speech impairment is saying, it's appropriate to finish their sentences. True or False?
False. Be patient and allow them to communicate at their own pace.
This four-time Emmy award winner was the first actor cast in Game of Thrones, and speaks up to support others with dwarfism or achondroplasia.
Who is Peter Dinklage?
Name the technology that converts spoken words into text for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals.
What is speech-to-text or close captioning?
This type of environment:
● Promotes acceptance of differences
● Offers sensory-friendly spaces and events
● Offers accessible facilities and activities
What is an Inclusive Environment?
Neurodiversity is the idea that neurological differences (such as autism or ADHD) are natural variations of the human brain. True or False?
True. Neurodiversity embraces all differences and views brain differences as normal, rather than deficits.
This U.S. Civil Rights law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment and public accommodations.
What is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This Puerto-Rican model with Down Syndrome started her modeling career when she was 16. In 2020 at the age of 24, she made her debut at New York Fashion Week, becoming one of the few models with Down Syndrome to participate in this event.
Who is Sofia Jirau?
Service Dogs first emerged to assist those who were vision impaired. Today, many Service Dogs are trained to help with an array of invisible disabilities from mental and psychiatric health struggles to seizures, epilepsy, autism, diabetes and more. Name one example of a Service Dog.
Answers vary: What is a Guide Dog, Psychiatric Service Dog, Seizure or Epilepsy Service Dog, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Service Dog, Diabetic Alert Dog, Autism Service Dog?
Universal Design involves designing products and environments for use by all people, regardless of age or ability. It benefits everyone, including those with disabilities. True or False?
True. Universal design is inclusive and benefits everyone.
Name one example society can benefit from neurodiversity.
Answers vary: What is can lead to greater creativity, innovative problem-solving, and a more inclusive society?
It is important to use people-first language when discussing disabilities. True or False?
True. It is important to emphasize the person's humanity and not define them by their disability.
She is known as the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement. At the age of five, she was told she could not enroll in school because her wheelchair made her a fire hazard.
Who is Judy Heumann?
This technology assists individuals with communication difficulties to express themselves.
What is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device?
Empathy involves understanding and sharing someone else's feelings, while sympathy is feeling sorry for them. Sympathy builds acceptance and appreciation for differences. True or False?
False. Empathy is listening, understanding, and offering support without judgment, which leads to acceptance and appreciation for differences.
Common misconceptions about neurodivergent individuals include thinking that they are all the same or they cannot excel in certain fields. True or False?
True. Neurodivergent individuals are not all the same and can excel in many areas.