Disability Pride Month Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• ableism: discrimination and social prejudice against those who fall outside what mainstream society has defined as "normal" abilities
• bias: in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
• disability: a barrier (big or small) experienced based on auditory, cognitive, psychological, physical, body structure, speech, or visual abilities
• access barrier: any obstruction that prevents people with disabilities from using standard facilities, equipment, and resources
• ada: this law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all places that are open to the public
• intersectionality: acknowledgement that a person’s identity is composed of multiple parts and that they may associate with many groups at once
• equity: acknowledgement that we do not all start from the same place and creates opportunities and resources based on what groups need
• visual: a sensory disability that ranges from sensitivity to bright colors/lights, to total loss of vision in one or both eyes
• aphasia: an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write
• cognitive: a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behavior
• dyslexia: a learning disability that impairs a person’s ability to read
• adhd: a developmental disability characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
• epilepsy: a condition in which people affected have seizures triggered by flashing or flickering lights, or patterns
• autism: conditions characterized by some degree of impaired social behavior, communication and language, and a narrow range of interests and activities that are both unique to the individual and carried out repetitively