Disability History
A law that was implemented in 1990 to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
ADA stands for this.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
What is Braille?
A disability that is not immediately apparent.
What is an invisible disability?
Physicist and author who used a wheelchair due to ALS.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
The ADA was amended in this year.
What is 2008?
IEP stands for this.
What is Individual Educational Plan?
Name the language utilized by deaf individuals in the United States.
What is American Sign Language?
Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy are examples of this type of disability.
What are physical disabilities?
Director and producer of Jaws, ET, and Schlinder's List and who has dyslexia.
Who is Steven Speilberg?
The ADA covers these four areas.
What are employment, government services, public accommodations and telecommunications?
ASL stands for this.
What is American Sign Language?
A communication link for people that are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind or speech impaired.
What is the Florida Relay?
Anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia are examples of this type of disaiblity.
What are emotional disabilities?
Former competitive swimmer who holds a record 28 Olympic medals and who has ADHD.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This government agency is responsible for investigating disability complaints.
What is the Office of Civil Rights?
IDEA stands for this.
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
A way of thinking about teaching and learning that helps give all student equal opportunity to succeed.
What is Universal Design for Learning?
ADHD, dyscalculia, and processing deficits are examples of they type of disability.
What are learning disabilities?
The only deaf performer to have won an Academy Award.
Who is Marlee Matlin?
In 1973 Section 504 established this.
What is the fundamental civil right of nondiscrimination?
OCR stands for this.
What is the Office of Civil Rights?
A modification or adjustment to a job, work environment or academic course.
What is a reasonable accommodation?
Articulation disorders, fluency disorders, and voice disorders are examples of this type of impairment.
What are speech impairments?
Singer and songwriter of "I Just Called to Say I Love You" and who is blind.
Who is Stevie Wonder?