AccessCo General Body Meeting

Question 1

The creator of the electric wheelchair was a disability rights activist.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The White House didn’t have a wheelchair-accessible entrance until after the ADA passed in 1990.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Lego created Braille bricks to help children with visual impairments learn to read.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Which U.S. city was the first to install curb cuts on sidewalks to improve accessibility for wheelchair users?

Accepted Answer

Berkeley, California

Question 5

The first video game with a blind protagonist was released in what year?

Accepted Answer

2019

Question 6

The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, actively campaigned for Deaf rights.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The United Nations has a committee specifically dedicated to monitoring disability rights worldwide.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The original Monopoly board game was adapted to include Braille within its first 10 years of release.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

In the 1800s, Deaf people in Martha’s Vineyard had their own sign language.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The first international sporting event for disabled athletes was held in Tokyo.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Starbucks’ first-ever store with a Deaf-friendly design opened in Seattle, where the company was founded.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Harvard University was the first U.S. college to accept Deaf students.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What piece of U.S. currency was influenced by disability advocates to make money more accessible?

Accepted Answer

Sacagawea Dollar

Question 14

Which major tech company was sued for not providing accessible job applications for blind applicants?

Accepted Answer

IBM

Question 15

What popular TV show featured the first-ever main character in a wheelchair played by a disabled actor?

Accepted Answer

Breaking Bad

Question 16

Helen Keller was once an outspoken socialist and radical activist for eugenics.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Which fast-food chain was one of the first to implement a nationwide hiring program specifically for disabled people?

Accepted Answer

Pizza Hut

Question 18

What major sporting event inspired the creation of the Paralympics?

Accepted Answer

Stoke Mandeville Games

Question 19

What sport was originally invented as rehabilitation for veterans with spinal cord injuries?

Accepted Answer

Wheelchair basketball

Question 20

NASA once experimented with hiring Deaf astronauts.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

In the early 20th century, some U.S. states had laws that banned disabled people from appearing in public.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Which famous comic book superhero was inspired by the experiences of people with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

Daredevil

Question 23

Disney’s classic animated film Dumbo was partially inspired by real-life disability discrimination.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The first televised presidential debate featured accessibility accommodations for disabled viewers.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

The first recorded Deaf President of Gallaudet University was appointed in 1864.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) originally included mental health protections.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The world’s first talking ATM was installed where?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 28

The phrase “Nothing About Us Without Us” originated from the disability rights movement.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

Braille was originally developed as a military communication tool.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

Which of these video game consoles was the first to include built-in accessibility features?

Accepted Answer

Xbox 360

Question 31

What everyday feature of modern cities was fought for by disability activists in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Curb cuts

Question 32

What common office tool was originally invented to help blind people read and write?

Accepted Answer

Typewriter

Question 33

The first internationally recognized symbol of accessibility (the wheelchair icon) was designed by whom?

Accepted Answer

An art student

Question 34

The modern shopping cart was originally designed as an accessibility tool for disabled shoppers.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

The World War II Enigma code was cracked by Alan Turing, a famous mathematician who was autistic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

The first major airline lawsuit over disability discrimination was filed in what year?

Accepted Answer

1986

Question 37

There was once a reality TV show that required all contestants to use wheelchairs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

There was a secret disability activist network in Nazi Germany.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

The original voice of Siri was recorded by a voice actor who later developed a speech disability.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 40

What disability activist was the first person in a wheelchair to be arrested in the U.S. Capitol during a protest?

Accepted Answer

Judith Heumann

Question 41

Which fashion brand was the first to feature a disabled model on the runway at New York Fashion Week?

Accepted Answer

FTL Moda

Question 42

The game of chess was historically used as a rehabilitation tool for people with physical disabilities.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

Which pop star included American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in a Super Bowl halftime performance?

Accepted Answer

Eminem

Question 44

The first known disability rights law in history was written in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

What popular video game franchise added an accessibility feature inspired by Deaf players?

Accepted Answer

The Last of Us

Question 46

The concept of telecommuting (remote work) was originally advocated by disability activists.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

The movie industry’s first official accessibility guidelines were introduced by which major studio?

Accepted Answer

Netflix

Question 48

Which U.S. President signed the first major federal disability rights law—decades before the ADA?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Question 49

Which U.S. city was the first to have a public transportation system that fully complied with the ADA?

Accepted Answer

Portland

Question 50

The first-ever disability rights protest to successfully change a U.S. federal law was called what?

Accepted Answer

504 Sit-Ins

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