True or False
People can become disabled at any time in their lives.
TRUE. People can be born with a disability or the disability may come after birth, the result of illness, age or an accident. Statistics show that during their lifetime, 50 % of people will experience a disability.
This condition is a learning disability that specifically impairs a person’s ability to read?
What is dyslexia? The contemporary definition of dyslexia is described as an unexpected difficulty in reading irrespective of age, intelligence, education, or motivation.
Most disabilities are not easily visible. True or false?
TRUE. Most disabilities are invisible. Examples include learning disabilities, behavioral health conditions, and chronic health conditions.
This famous actor starred in the movie Hidden Figures and was diagnosed with dyslexia during childhood.
Who is Octavia Spencer?
This is the concept and process of creating environments or products that are accessible to people with a wide range of abilities, disabilities, and other characteristics.
What is Universal Design? A few examples of Universal Design include curb cuts, ADA accessible entrances to buildings, and enlarged font size.
When you meet someone with a service dog, you should make friends with the dog first so that the dog is comfortable with you being nearby.
False. You should always meet the person before their dog! Service dogs are working and should not be disturbed. As you’re getting to know the person, you can ask about the dog, and ask to be introduced.
This condition is marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.
What is ADHD?
Which of these is required for a service animal?
a. Have specific certification
b. Wear identification (such as a vest or tag)
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above
D. Neither of the above.
Service animals must be individually trained to perform the specific tasks needed by the handler, but no specific certification or identification is required.
This famous composer became deaf and wrote some of the most famous music of all time.
Who was Beethoven?
Which 1990 act provided comprehensive civil rights protection for people with disabilities?
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Only people who are unable to walk use wheelchairs.
FALSE. Some people who are wheelchair users are able to stand or walk, but need to use wheelchairs due to flare ups of their condition.
This disability may make it difficult to stay awake in the daytime.
What is narcolepsy?
How many people in the U.S. live with a disability?
a. 10 million
b. 22 million
c. 57 million
d. 100 million
About 57 million people in the U.S. live with at least one disability, making the disability community the largest marginalized group. One in five people will acquire a disability during their lifetime. (2013-2017 American Community Survey)
This famous gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist has ADHD.
Who is Simone Biles?
What is the name of the U.S. university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students?
What is Gallaudet University?
People with cerebral palsy usually have a cognitive disability, too.
FALSE. Cerebral palsy is a disability affecting movement. Although cerebral palsy affects the motor control center of the brain, it does not affect one’s natural intelligence.
This condition may affect verbal and non-verbal communication and social interactions.
What is Autism?
This type of language refers to wording about a person that leads with a description of them in the context of a disability, medical conditions (including mental health conditions), or other physical or cognitive difference. Examples include terms like deaf person, blind person, and autistic person.
What is identity-first language?
This famous professional golfer attended speech therapy for a severe stutter as a child that caused him to be teased.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This city hosted the first Disability Pride Parade in 2004.
Chicago.
It is acceptable to refer to a person as wheelchair-bound.
False. Wheelchair-user is acceptable.
This disability causes impaired motor skills, muscle tone, and/or posture that appears before age three and is due to damage to a part of the brain.
What is Cerebral Palsy?
This type of language places the focus on the person, not the disability. For example, “an individual with autism” is person-focused, while “an autistic person” is disability- focused. This shift in language was meant to eliminate labeling.
What is person-first (or people-first) language?
Who is the famous author and disability rights advocate and founder of the Disability Visibility Project (DVP), sharing and amplifying disability media. She’s also a partner in inclusive initiatives like #CripLit, #CripTheVote, DisabledWriters.com, and Access Is Love.
Who is Alice Wong?
“Disability Visibility” and “Resistance and Hope”, two anthologies edited by Wong, center disabled writers and help to broaden our perspectives on the human experience.
Which U.S. president had a disability?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt had polio and used a wheelchair he designed himself.