ADA Celebration Trivia

ADA Trivia Questions

Here are the 2023 ADA Celebration trivia questions! The answer key is located at the bottom.

1. What does “ADA” stand for?
   a. Americans with Disabilities Act
   b. Americans without Disabilities Act
   c. American Doughnut Administration
   d. American Dental Association
   
   
2. When was the ADA signed?
   a. 1988
   b. 1990
   c. 1992
   d. 1995
   
   
3. How many Titles (parts) does the ADA have?
   a. 2
   b. 3
   c. 4
   d. 5
   
   
4. Who signed the ADA into law?
   a. Jimmy Carter
   b. Ronald Reagan
   c. George H.W. Bush
   d. Bill Clinton
   
   
5. True or False: Disability Network Southwest Michigan is a Center for Independent Living (CIL).
   a. True
   b. False
   
   
6. How many Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are in Michigan?
   a. 5
   b. 10
   c. 15
   d. 20
   
   
7. Judy Heumann is known for/as ________.
   a. A Disability Civil Rights Activist
   b. The documentary “Crip Camp”
   c. The Section 504 sit-in
   d. All of the above
   
   
8. True or False: Judy Heumann successfully advocated for at least 4 laws to be passed during her career.
   a. True
   b. False
   
   
9. True or False: Judy Heumann helped found the Berkeley Center for Independent Living.
   a. True
   b. False

Trivia Answer Key

1. What does “ADA” stand for?
   a. Americans with Disabilities Act – It is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
   
   
2. When was the ADA signed?
   b. 1990 – On July 26th
   
   
3. How many Titles (parts) does the ADA have?
   d. 5 – Employment, State & Local Government, Transportation, Public Accommodations, Telecommunications,
   and Miscellaneous
   
   
4. Who signed the ADA into law?
   c. George H.W. Bush – During a ceremony on the White House lawn
   
   
5. True or False: Disability Network Southwest Michigan is a Center for Independent Living (CIL).
   a. True – Founded as Kalamazoo County Center for Independent Living in 1981
   
   
6. How many Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are in Michigan?
   c. 15
   
   
7. Judy Heumann is known for/as ________.
   d. All of the above
   
   
8. True or False: Judy Heumann successfully advocated for at least 4 laws to be passed during her career.
   a. True – The Rehabilitation Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities
   Act (ADA), and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
   
   
9. True or False: Judy Heumann helped found the Berkeley Center for Independent Living.
   a. True – Judy co-founded the first Center for Independent Living with Ed Roberts and other activists.
   

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