Braille Institute
Fun Facts
ADA
Assistive Technology
Current Events
100

Braille Institute has been around for over a century. How many years is that?

100 years

100

True or false, Dogs cannot look up.

False

100

This is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life

What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)

100

Apples uses this system as a screen reader

Voice Over

100

This is a North American holiday when, a furry animal emerges from hibernation and predicts the weather for the next six weeks. 

Ground Hogs Day

200

There are this many Braille Institute Centers.

7

200

The war of 1812 took place in this year. 

1812

200

(True/False) An employer may ask an employee about their disability after a job offer.

True (it is illegal to do so before employment)

200

Give three examples of Assistive Technology.

Answers will vary

200

This is the current vice president of the United States.

Kamala Harris

300

This person is the best Youth Program leader.

Danny

300
This item is orange and sounds like a parrot. 

What is a carrot 

300

This is a modification or adjustment to a job to enable a qualifies individual with a disability to work

What are Reasonable Accommodations

300

This device provides access to information on a computer screen by electronically raising and lowering different combinations of pins in braille cells.

Braille Display

300

This is the CEO of Tesla, Space X, and Twitter.

Elon Musk

400

This group of student leaders participates and regular meetings to help direct the Youth Program

Braille Team

400

What can jump higher than a building?

Anything that can, buildings cant jump

400

These types of animals must be permitted on a property even if a "no pets" policy is present

What is a service animal

400

You attended an informative presentation earlier today about Assistive Technology, who was the speaker?

Hugo

400

You can find the Eiffel Tower in this city.

Paris

500

Braille Institute is named after who?

Louis Braille

500

These yellow tactile markers are designed to provide visually impaired and blind travelers tactile warnings for upcoming potential dangers. These warnings are required to be tactual for blind travelers and have high visual contrast for low vision travelers.

Truncated domes

500

(True/False) Jobs can refuse to hire someone based on their disability


Trick Question! 

True and False, they can refuse to hire someone if they cannot fulfil the job requirements

500

Who can help you pay for assistive technology?

School districts, Department of rehabilitation, employers, you. 

500

There are this many days in February.

28