Disabilities
what is tetraplegic?
Tetraplegia (sometimes referred to as quadriplegia) is a term used to describe the inability to voluntarily move the upper and lower parts of the body. The areas of impaired mobility usually include the fingers, hands, arms, chest, legs, feet and toes and may or may not include the head, neck, and shoulders.
What famous cyclist won the Tour de France multiple times and is a cancer survivor?
Lance Armstrong
What disability makes it tough to read and spell?
Dyslexia
What president may have suffered from melancholia—today’s form of depression? Hint: Our 16th president
Abraham Lincoln
How can you get a disability?
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What is Quadriplegia?
Quadriplegia refers to paralysis from the neck down, including the trunk, legs and arms. The condition is typically caused by an injury to the spinal cord that contains the nerves that transmit messages of movement and sensation from the brain to parts of the body.
Stevie Wonder
Despite having been born blind, growing up in poverty, and suffering physical abuse from his father, Stevie Wonder persevered through it all and became one of the greatest pop musicians of all time.
What type of disability makes social interaction and communication difficult?
Autism
What famous blind musician signed with Motown Records at the age of 12 and continues to perform today?
Stevie Wonder
What is blind?
Cannot see at all?
What is The Wheel Blacks
... The men & women who play wheelchair rugby in New Zealand are bound together through hard work and sacrifice…
What disability did Stephen Hawking have?
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease. ALS is a neurological condition that causes people to gradually lose control of their voluntary muscles.
What is the name of the disability where one side of the body is paralyzed?
Hemiplegia
What famous actor lives with Parkinson’s Disease? Hint: He starred in Back To The Future and Spin City.
Michael J. Fox
What brilliant atomic physicist, most famous for his Theory of Relativity may have had Asperger’s syndrome and dyslexia?
Albert Einstein
Two sports especially for disabled people
Sports for the Disabled
Who is Helen Keller?
Braille Helen Keller
What is the name of the disability where people have difficulty staying awake in the daytime?
Narcolepsy
What famous actor, director, producer was paralyzed in an accident during an equestrian competition? Hint: He starred in Superman
Christopher Reeves
What is MUTE??
defined as an absence of speech while conserving or maintaining the ability to hear the speech of others.
What is disabled?
Someone who is disabled has an illness, injury, or condition that tends to restrict the way that they can live their life, especially by making it difficult for them to move about.
What is the name of the Golfer who has won 90 tournaments, a leader among active players on the PGA TOUR and is the career money list leader and is a stutterer?
Tiger Woods
What type of disability may be aided by a cochlear implant?
Hearing Impairment
What famous female actress has a learning disability? Hint: She starred in Ghost, Sister Act, The Color Purple.
Whoopi Goldberg
What disability does Dan Aykroyd – Actor have?
Ghostbusters. My Girl