2.2.1 & 2.3.1 Vocabulary

Wheelchair users face many _________ as they navigate the built world.

• designs

• barriers

• infrastructures

• legislations

The _________________ of a room can make it easier or more difficult for a person using a wheelchair to get around.

• physical layout

• regulations

• purpose

• hurdle

Much of the world's _______________ is not designed in an inclusive way.

• hurdles

• advocates

• infrastructure

• protests

Curbs around your city can seem like __________________ to a wheelchair user.

• legislation

• physical layout

• ramps

• hurdles

A person with a visual disability (blindness) will face ___________ at street crossings that only have a visual signal (walk sign).

• challenges

• disabilities

• regulations

• discrimination

If cities ________________ infrastructure with people with disabilities in mind, they will in turn make the lives of many easier.

• protest

• discriminate

• design

• physical layout

People with disabilities did not feel like they had a place in ___________ because of the lack of accessibility.

• society

• physical layout

• organization

• discrimination

Judy Heumann worked to _________ many groups that fought for equal rights and independence for those with disabilities.

• legislate

• society

• divide

• organize

Disability legislation has improved life for many disabled people, but there is still room for more _____________.

• progress

• organize

• discrimination

• infrastructure

People with disabilities often face ________________ when applying for jobs.

• design

• infrastructure

• discrimination

• progress