Disabilities in the U.S.
This event was upsetting to the disability community because it showed that accommodations were prioritized as long as issues were affecting the non-disabled population.
What is COVID-19.
This phrase is a colloquial term used to describe those with disabilities and was coined by a blogger trying to describe life with her chronic illness.
What is a Spoonie?
He was the first disabled president.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The Americans with Disabilities Act was revised this year.
When is 2008?
How much is $1,550?
Getting access to this disability program qualifies someone for Medicaid.
What is Social Security Income?
A founder of the ACLU, and inspired the Academy Award-winning movie, "The Miracle Worker."
Who was Helen Keller?
Title III of the ADA regarding reasonable accommodations in places of business to not apply to?
What are religious organizations?
1 in 4 people coping with disabilities in the U.S. do not have access to a what?
What is a primary health care provider?
This program was designed to help those on SSDI/SSI supplement their income and eventually get off disability. Supposedly people can work as many hours as they want, and make as much as they can without penalty to their benefits.
What is the Ticket to Work program?
During the 19th century she began inspecting psychiatric hospitals for safety and humane treatment.
Who was Dorothea Dix?
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, but people with disabilities were left out. It led to this act in 1973.
What is the Rehabilitation Act?
As of 2022, ____ states still allow forced sterilization of someone who is disabled.
How much is 31?
This term is used to describe someone who became disabled or learned about their chronic illness later in life.
What is acquired?
In 2013 she was the first person deaf and blind individual to graduate from Harvard law.
Who is Haben Girma?
This was the longest sit-in recorded in U.S. history at 28 days.
What is Iowa?
A subculture and identity within the disability community where someone must use medical technology to live (e.g. a ventilator).
What is a Cyborg?
He was a founder of the Washington D.C. Black Panters and crucial for gaining their support in the 1977 sit-ins.
Who was Brad Lomax?
This 1999 U.S. Supreme Court case was the first in a series that helped redefine "disability" when amending the ADA in 2008.
What is Sutton v. United Airlines?