Disability Rights Timeline Quiz

In which year was the Americans with Disabilities Act passed?

• 1990

• 1977

• 1964

• 1988

Which act established the first federal funding for independent living centers?

• Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1978

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1965

• Developmental Disability Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

What was the first school for children with disabilities in the western hemisphere?

• American School for the Deaf

• Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind

• National Federation of the Blind

• National Association of the Deaf

Which president signed the National Mental Health Act in 1946?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry S. Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the first national organization to urge an end to job discrimination for people with disabilities?

• National Federation of the Blind

• National Association for Down Syndrome

• American Federation of the Physically Handicapped

• League of the Physically Handicapped

Which act became law in the U.S. making it mandatory for public phones to be accessible to the hearing impaired?

• Urban Mass Transportation Act

• Telecommunications for the Disable Act

• Fair Housing Act

• Vocational Rehabilitation Amendment of 1954

Who is widely regarded as the original 'father' of the ADA?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Lowel P. Weicker, Jr.

Which organization is the oldest in the United States serving children and adults with Down syndrome and their families?

• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

• American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities

• National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)

• National Federation of the Blind

What was the first International Special Olympics Games held in Chicago, Illinois?

• 1964

• 1971

• 1968

• 1977

Which act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide access to education for children with physical and mental disabilities?

• Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Fair Housing Act

• Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975