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True or False: People with disabilities experience disability-related biases in the workplace
True
True or False: Disability is a physicalmental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
True
What is Ableism?
Biases based on ideas of "normal" physical/mental abilities
To be able to do anything
This is not real
Biases from people with disabilities
What is disability pride for you
various answers
Who is Ed Roberts?
the father of independent living movement
was told he was "Too disabled" to work
all of the above
co-founder of the first CIL in Berkley, California
What is the Independent Living Movement
The movement created the first Center for Independent Living
all of the above
Started by Ed Roberts and others with disabilities
Started in the early 1970s in California
What are some assumptions we are taught about people with disabilities?
various answers
What are your strengths?
various answers
Rephrase: Handicapped person, differently abled person
Person with a disability
Rephrase: Handicapped parking, Handicapped bathrooms
Accessible parking, accessible bathrooms
Rephrase: That's crazy and insane
That's ridiculous
That's bonkers
all of the above
That's wild
What is person first language?
puts the person first
"Person with a disability"
all of the above
focuses on the person rather than the disability
What is identity first language?
disability is seen as part of a personal identity
emphasizes disability as an identity
all of the above
"Disabled person"
What are some tips to being an ally?
various answers
Why is it important to have a circle of support?
various answers
