Social Movements and Disability Rights

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What was the name of the first major disability rights protest in the United States?

  1. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

  2. The Stonewall Riots

  3. The ADA protests

  4. The Million Man March


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ADA protests were a series of demonstrations held in 1990 to protest the lack of accessibility for people with disabilities in public places.

What is the name of the law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, housing, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications?

  1. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

  2. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

  3. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

  4. The Fair Housing Act


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, housing, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.

What is the name of the organization that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities?

  1. The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

  2. The National Council on Disability (NCD)

  3. The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

  4. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities.

What is the name of the movement that seeks to end the institutionalization of people with disabilities?

  1. The deinstitutionalization movement

  2. The normalization movement

  3. The independent living movement

  4. The self-advocacy movement


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The deinstitutionalization movement is a movement that seeks to end the institutionalization of people with disabilities.

What is the name of the movement that seeks to promote the rights of people with disabilities to live independently in the community?

  1. The deinstitutionalization movement

  2. The normalization movement

  3. The independent living movement

  4. The self-advocacy movement


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The independent living movement is a movement that seeks to promote the rights of people with disabilities to live independently in the community.

What is the name of the movement that seeks to promote the rights of people with disabilities to speak for themselves and make their own decisions?

  1. The deinstitutionalization movement

  2. The normalization movement

  3. The independent living movement

  4. The self-advocacy movement


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The self-advocacy movement is a movement that seeks to promote the rights of people with disabilities to speak for themselves and make their own decisions.

What is the name of the symbol of the disability rights movement?

  1. The wheelchair

  2. The cane

  3. The hearing aid

  4. The white cane


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The wheelchair is the symbol of the disability rights movement.

What is the name of the color that is associated with the disability rights movement?

  1. Blue

  2. Green

  3. Red

  4. Purple


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Blue is the color that is associated with the disability rights movement.

What is the name of the song that is often sung at disability rights protests?

  1. We Shall Overcome

  2. The Star-Spangled Banner

  3. God Bless America

  4. America the Beautiful


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We Shall Overcome is the song that is often sung at disability rights protests.

What is the name of the holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

  1. Disability Awareness Day

  2. Disability Pride Day

  3. National Disability Rights Awareness Month

  4. National Disability Employment Awareness Month


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

National Disability Rights Awareness Month is the holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What is the name of the organization that provides information and resources to people with disabilities?

  1. The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

  2. The National Council on Disability (NCD)

  3. The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

  4. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) provides information and resources to people with disabilities.

What is the name of the organization that provides legal assistance to people with disabilities?

  1. The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

  2. The National Council on Disability (NCD)

  3. The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

  4. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) provides legal assistance to people with disabilities.

What is the name of the organization that provides advocacy services to people with disabilities?

  1. The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

  2. The National Council on Disability (NCD)

  3. The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

  4. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law provides advocacy services to people with disabilities.

What is the name of the organization that provides research and policy analysis on disability issues?

  1. The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

  2. The National Council on Disability (NCD)

  3. The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

  4. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The National Council on Disability (NCD) provides research and policy analysis on disability issues.

What is the name of the organization that provides training and technical assistance on disability issues?

  1. The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

  2. The National Council on Disability (NCD)

  3. The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

  4. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) provides training and technical assistance on disability issues.

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