Legal Barriers
What is the maximum amount of money a person on disability can have in countable resources before losing their benefits?
$2,000
How many different types of barriers do people with disabilities face in society?
7 (attitudinal, communication, physical, policy, programmatic, social, transportation)
What is the Curb-Cut Effect?
How laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all
If two people receiving Supplemental Security Income get married, by what percentage will their benefits decrease?
25%
One fact that could disqualify you from receiving disability
Income exceeds $1350/mo. ($2260/mo. If individual is blind)
How many American adults have some type of disability?
26% (1 in 4) or 61 million adults live with a disability, which can be lifelong or acquired at any time (physical, sensory, intellectual, developmental, and mental health disabilities, as well as chronic illness
As a result of Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, individuals with a disability can be paid subminimum wage at what average hourly rate?
$3.34 per hour
Act that made it illegal for businesses to not have accessibility measures in place for those with disabilities (e.g. sensored doors, ramps, bathroom access for wheelchairs)
Americans With Disabilities Act (1990)
How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect people’s attitudes towards disabilities?
⅓ of COVID-19 survivors in the United States experience long-haul symptoms that may lead to disability
According to the National Disability Institute, what percentage more income does a disabled person have to make to achieve the same standard of living as a non-disabled counterpart?
28% more
Discriminatory behavior towards those with disabilities
15th amendment rights revoked
Rights to education (ability to go to school) and having children (sterilized to prevent further generational disabilities) taken away because they’re perceived as “unfit”--> put in mental institutions
People with disabilities, specifically mental health disabilities, are presumed to be “dangerous to themselves and others” in police interactions. How does this affect the disability community?
More than a third of people who die at the hands of police have some kind of disability
People with untreated mental illness are 16 time more likely to be killed during a police encounter
How many people in the US die per year while waiting for a judge to decide whether or not to give them disability benefits?
10,000
Best way to understand how to interact with people who have disabilities
Talk to them/ask them questions respectfully
“Person with disabilities/a disability” most neutral and respectful term, depends on the individuals preferences for how they would like to be identified
How does the United States’ morally individualistic society continue ableist viewpoints?
Putting the individual with the disability at fault and them as the problem for their impairment
Alleviating the effect of the disability by “curing” it