Rights
Support and campaign for candidates of your choice.
a. Citizenship and the Right to Vote
b. Equal Education
c. Dignity and Respect
What is Citizenship and the Right to Vote?
This also includes (1) be informed of to register and vote, (2) register and vote, if 18, (3) vote in private and secret, (4) run for office or participate in public service, and (5) contact your legislators and voice your opinion.
Take part in training and orientations.
a. Due Process
b. Equal Access
c. Work and Get Paid Fairly
What is Work and Get Paid Fairly?
This also includes (1) be on time and show up for work when scheduled; (2) know and follow safety and other rules at work; (3) display appropriate work behavior; (4) keep your supervisor informed if you need help, are having problems or need accommodations; and (5) do the amount of work agreed upon.
Provide a wide array of options of where to live and respect choices.
a. Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b. Marry and have children
c. Freedom of Religion
What is Food, Shelter, and Clothing?
This also includes (1) provide easy access to food and clothing; (2) teach good shopping skills; (3) teach safe food storage and preparation; (4) provide information about community and social services; and (5) provide support and education for budgeting and home management.
This president had a disability.
a. Harry S. Truman
b. Franklin D. Roosevelt
c. George Washington
d. Herbert Hoover
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Not only did he serve an unprecedented four terms in office, but he was also the first president with a significant physical disability. He was diagnosed with infantile paralysis, better known as polio, in 1921, at the age of 39.
People with disabilities began to organize in the early 19__'s.
a. 60s
b. 70s
c. 80s
d. 90s
What are the 70s?
The “formalization” of the disability rights movement was found in the development of the Independent Living Movement beginning in Berkeley California in 1970 with the establishment of the Center for Independent Living. Many had watched or been a part of the earlier civil rights movement and had learned some very successful strategies to get their voices heard.
Have personal space and time alone.
a. Work and Get Paid Fairly
b. Access to Healthcare
c. Privacy
What is Privacy?
This also includes (1) communicate with others, (2) access to personal care, medications and treatments, (3) have visitors and friends; relationships, (4) keep personal property, and (5) keep information about you confidential
Take responsibility for your choices.
a. Freedom of Choice/Decisions
b. Equal Education
c. Food, Shelter, and Clothing
What is Freedom of Choice/Decisions?
This also includes (1) get good information to make the best choices and decisions; (2) consider the pros and cons; (3) get advice and ask for help if needed but voice your opinions; (4) know it's Ok to make a mistake & learn from them; and (5) understand and accept risks.
Provide safe storage options for cash kept at home.
a. Freedom from Harm
b. Freedom of Religion
c. Control Own Money
What is Control Own Money?
This also includes (1) involve person in management of their money and provide supports; (2) educate people about management options and sources of finances; (3) not judge how money is spent and accept mistakes as a way to learn; (4) provide the person accurate and regular accounting of finances; and (5) ensure due process, if access to money is restricted in any way.
The first book released at the same time in Braille as it was in print.
a. A Wrinkle in Time
b. Little Women
c. Charlotte's Web
d. Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince
What is Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince?
This makes British publishing history with a simultaneous release in large print and braille versions. JK Rowling said she is "delighted to be part of a publishing initiative that gives blind and partially sighted children and adults the same reading opportunities as sighted book lovers".
This act guarantees the rights of all children with disabilities to go to the same schools and be part of the same classrooms as children without disabilities.
a. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
b. The Advancement of Americans with Disabilities Act
c. The Individuals with Learning Disabilities Act
d. The Americans with Disabilities Act
What is The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
School districts must provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to kids with disabilities. And these kids must learn side by side with peers as much as possible — something called the least restrictive environment, or LRE.
Lock up, secure and keep things safe and private.
a. Due Process
b. Possessions and Ownership
c. Freedom of Choice/Decisions
What is Possessions and Ownership?
This also includes (1) buy and acquire things of choice, (2) sell and dispose of things, (3) buy or rent property, and (4) obtain protection and insurance for property and things.
Take part in a variety of activities where you might meet new friends.
a. Possessions of Ownership
b. Free Association and Assembly
c. Access to Healthcare
What is Free Association and Assembly?
This also includes (1) respect the rights and privacy of other people; (2) demonstrate socially acceptable behavior; (3) practice "give and take" with friends; (4) maintain friendships by being thoughtful of feelings and ideas; and (5) not bully or pressure other people to join a certain group.
Educate people about medications and health status and conditions.
a. Free Association and Assembly
b. Access to Healthcare
c. Due Process
What is Access to Healthcare?
This also includes (1) learn about the person's health needs and concerns; (2) involve people in the management of their own healthcare; (3) offer information about, and support choices of, healthcare providers; (4) offer education about medications, treatments, nutrition, and exercise; and (5) keep healthcare information secure and private.
True or False. Public places such as movie theaters, restaurants and ballparks are easy for people who use wheelchairs to enjoy.
What is False?
Although the Americans with Disabilities Act calls for public places to be accessible to people who use wheelchairs, the fact is that there are still many places that are difficult for people who use wheelchairs to navigate. When make plans with someone with a disability, possible architectural barriers should be considered.
The main goal of this was to allow people with disabilities to live alone and without 24-hour care.
a. The ADA
b. The Independent Living Movement
What is The Independent Living Movement?
This movement grew out of the disability rights movement, which began in the 1960s. It works at replacing the special education and rehabilitation experts' concepts of integration, normalization and rehabilitation with a new paradigm developed by people with disabilities themselves.
Speak your mind, say what you're thinking, and express your thoughts and ideas.
a. Freedom of Speech or Expression
b. Freedom of Movement
c. Freedom from Harm
What is Freedom of Speech or Expression?
This also includes (1) access phone, internet, mail, art, film, writings, newspaper, TV in accessible formats, (2) listened to and be heard, (3) talk to whomever you want, (4) voice your own opinion, and (5) self-advocate.
Understand what abuse, neglect, and exploitation mean.
a. Freedom of Religion
b. Freedom from Harm
c. Freedom of Movement
What is Freedom from Harm?
This also includes (1) be kind and don't harm others; (2) know who to tell if you are harmed; (3) be honest and clear when reporting but DO speak up; (4) know your rights, the rules, and your own safety needs; and (5) get help if you feel mistreated, in danger of harm, or afraid of someone.
Teach people how to navigate the neighborhood and community.
a. Freedom of Movement
b. Leisure and Rest
c. Freedom of Choice/Decisions
What is Freedom of Movement?
This also includes (1) recognize and address barriers; provide mobility assistance; (2) advocate for accessible transportation; (3) provide information about transportation options including getting a driver's license; (4) support people to get a government-issued ID; and (5) ensure due process if restrictions are to be imposed on this right.
The ADA (Americans with Disability Act) addresses disability issues as they relate to:
a. Employment
b. Public accommodations
c. Transportation
d. All of the above
What is all of the above?
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.
True or False: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included people with disabilities.
What is false?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or gender, but people with disabilities were not included under such protection.
Fully participate in public and community activities of your choice.
a. Privacy
b. Work and Get Paid Fairly
c. Leisure and Rest
What is Leisure and Rest?
This also includes (1) not work all the time; (2) rest and take time for yourself; (3) set your own schedule and routine; (4) spend time with friends or alone; and (5) have time to celebrate.
Fulfill your duties to your family, friends, employers, and community.
a. Control Own Money
b. Leisure and Rest
c. Dignity and Respect
What is Dignity and Respect?
This also includes (1) observe the golden rule-treat others as you want to be treated; (2) speak up for yourself; (3) accept consequences for your decisions; (4) be charitable; and (5) rights = responsibilities.
Advocate for accessibility in your agency and local community.
a. Control Own Money
b. Freedom of Movement
c. Equal Access
What is Equal Access?
This also includes (1) learn and understand about individual accessibility needs; (2) assess the person's environment and ensures accessibility; (3) provide good information about community resources and services; (4) assist in obtaining needed modifications and accommodations; and (5) educate people about rights covered under the ADA.
True or False. The ADA was signed in 1992 by President Clinton.
What is false?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush.
True or False. Disability is a global public health issue – it affects one in seven people worldwide.
What is true?
Everybody is likely to experience disability at some point in life. More and more people are living with disabilities due to demographic change including population ageing and the global increase in chronic health conditions.