Definitions
This type of language acknowledges that people with disabilities are humans first and not just seen as their disability.
What is Person-First Language?
As of recent data, about 1 in this many Americans has a disability.
What is 1 in 4?
This law, passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This type of language acknowledges disability as part of what makes someone who they are.
What is Identity-First Language?
In __ of the United States, there are statutes in place that allow courts to deem a parent unfit on the basis of their disability, which means their parental rights can be terminated.
What is 2/3?
This company was sued in 2016 for violating the ADA.
What is Domino's?
This term refers to discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities.
What is Ableism?
The median income for Americans with disabilities is less than __ percent of the median earning of those without a disability.
What is 70%?
In 1990, activists crawled up the Capitol steps to demand disability rights in a protest known as this.
What is the Capitol Crawl?
A learning disability, mental health disability, or chronic illness can be considered as…
What is an Invisible Disability? or What is a Non-apparent Disability?
What percentage of subway stations in New York City have elevators?
What is 25%? *As of 2025, it's 30%. For reference, Chicago has 70% and Boston has 98%*
This 1938 law allowed employers to pay workers with disabilities less than minimum wage, a practice addressed by the ADA in 1990.
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
___ is a framework that builds on and moves beyond disability rights, where it centers marginalized disabled people within the conversations of disability rights.
What is Disability Justice?
How many states can terminate parental rights solely over physical disabilities?
What is 9?
Founded in 1989, this Colorado organization played a key role in advocating for disability rights and the passage of the ADA.
What is the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC)?