Rehabilitation Act
The Rehabilitation Act was first passed in this year.
What is 1973?
This is the primary goal of business engagement.
What is, to create employment opportunities for our consumers?
The VR program was established in this year.
What is 1920?
This assistive technology helps individuals with dyslexia by reading text aloud.
What is text to speech software?
This actor, known for his role in, "The Theory of Everything," had ALS and used a wheelchair for most of his life.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
This section of the Rehabilitation Act prevents discrimination against individuals with disabilities in federal programs.
What is Section 504?
This is a type of employer partnership that provides our consumers the chance to develop work skills in a real-world setting?
What is OJT?
The first VR services were originally designed for this group of people.
What is Veterans with Disabilities?
This is a modification or adjustment to a job or work environment that enables a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.
What is a reasonable accommodation?
This actor, known for his roles in Forrest Gump and Cast Away, has been very open about his struggles with dyslexia.
Who is Tom Hanks?
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was amended in this year to include the term "reasonable accommodation."
What is 1992?
One of these is not a strategy to engage businesses: a) Job fairs, b) Employer training, c) OJT, or d) Hiring quotas.
What is hiring quotas?
This famous U.S. President signed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 into law?
Who is President Richard Nixon?
This concept describes neurological differences such as autism and ADHD as natural variations of human diversity and not necessarily disorders.
What is neurodiversity?
This former U.S. President, who was diagnosed with polio, became a symbol of strength and resilience, leading the country through the Great Depression and WWII.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This federal law amended the Rehabilitation Act in 2014.
What is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)?
This type of employment initiative allows businesses to hire individuals with disabilities in a way that includes job coaching and support for both the employee and employer.
What is supported employment?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This type of disability is the most common among veterans returning from combat.
What is PTSD?
This actor, with Parkinson's Disease, played Alex Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties.
Who is Michael J. Fox?
The Rehabilitation Act mandates the creation of this type of state-level advisory council for vocational rehabilitation.
What is the State Rehabilitation Council?
This government entity in Rota was recently recognized for its outstanding efforts in advancing disability employment?
What is the Rota Department of Public Safety?
This U.S. federal agency oversees the administration of the Rehabilitation Act.
What is the U.S. Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration?
This type of assistive technology is commonly used by people with limited mobility to control computers or other devices.
What is voice recognition software (e.g., Dragon Naturally Speaking)?
This famous writer, who was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, went on to become the author of the Harry Potter series.
Who is J.K. Rowling?