Disability History
English theoretical physicist and cosmologist who had Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Who is Stephen Hawking?
All professors abide by and respect documented accommodations.
What is false?
What is a hidden/invisible disability
What is a disability is that is not immediately apparent from looking at someone?
EX: A learning disability, mental health condition, chronic illness,
What international sports event takes place in the same city immediately following every summer Olympic Games?
What is The Paralympics?
The landmark Supreme Court case that famously abolished school segregation on the basis of race that also gave public schools permission to educate children with significant intellectual disabilities.
What is Brown v. The Board of Education
This musical prodigy and singer of "Isn't She Lovely" and "Superstition" was blind from infancy.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
You should always ask before petting a service dog as it could distract them from their work?
What is true?
Large Print books; ramps and elevators; captions for spoken audio; modified equipment or seating; access to a Quiet Room; trigger warnings; mobility aids; and taking more frequent breaks are all examples of _________________?
What are Reasonable Accommodations?
This Oscar nominated documentary on Netflix highlights a summer camp where many disability advocates attended.
What is Crip Camp?
Disability activists did this action at the Capitol building in Washington D.C. to push for the passage of the ADA.
This famous artist and film director of "Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Corpse Bride" fame discovered his own Autism after seeing his own childhood and struggles reflected in a documentary about Autism.
Who is Tim Burton?
The first people killed in the Holocaust were individuals with disabilities in hospitals.
What is true?
The tactile language blind people use to read and write.
What is Braille?
This "conductor" of the Underground Railroad had a traumatic brain injury from a slave owner striking her in the head.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Tom Cruise, Whoopee Goldberg, and Cher have what disability in common?
What is Dyslexia?
President Bill Clinton signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law.
What is False? President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law.
What year was the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signed?
When is 1990?
Which U.S. President used a wheelchair while in office?
Who is Franklin Delanor Roosevelt (FDR)?
People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the U.S.?
What is True? There are over 56 million people with disabilities in the U.S., and that makes up about 19% of the U.S. population.
According to the movie, The King's Speech, Queen Elizabeth's dad, King George VI has this disability...
What is a stutter?