From Eugenics

to Self Determination

Former Skinhead Reconciles with Gay Victim at

Museum of Tolerance

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Genocide Survivors Slavery and TraffickingCivil Rights

Raising AWARENESS

Special Speakers, Programs and Exhibits

US created global models:

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – Section 504

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

A baseline of design as a civil

right

But, today two unintended consequences prevail:

An assumption that there is a sharp line

between ‘us’ and ‘them’

Just tell me what I have to do

Most common reasons for functional

limitation of adults in the US...

Arthritis

Back problems

Heart disease

Respiratory disease

Number of adults with a disability in US 56.7M*(2012)

3.6 M use wheelchairs or scooters, projected to grow to 4.3 in 2030.

30.6 M difficulty walking or climbing stairs

* 50% of the

56.7M are 65+

Sensory limitations of people 40+ in the US

Sight 17.M over 40 with chronic visual impairments

(NIH, 2014)

.8% Legally Blind

Hearing 26.7M 50 or over with hearing loss

(AMA, 2012)

.23% Deaf (cannot hear or understand speech)

Most prevalent types of disabilities

for children in the US…13.1% of all youth age 3-21

80% are based in the brain

Source:

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for

Education Statistics (2012) for years 2009-2010

Specific learning disabilities 4.9%

Speech or Language impairments 2.9%

Other health impairments* 1.9%

Intellectual disability .9%

Emotional disturbance .8%

Autism .8%

Developmental delay .7%

* “Other health

impairments” include

having limited strength,

vitality, or alertness due

to chronic or acute

health problems

Functional limitation as a universal human experience

Equalized mental and physical reasons for limitations

Functional limitation becomes disabling based upon the

intersection with environments. We minimize disability by

designing for inclusion.

Physical

Communication

Information

Policy

Social

ICF

Redefined Disability in 2001 . . .

…a framework for the design of places, things, information, communication and policy that focuses on the user, on the widest range of people operating in the widest range of situations without special or separate design…

universal design…inclusive design…

design-for-all?

It’s not someone else’s specialized

disability.

It’s our general vulnerability,

exposed.

UCLA sign language students fill emotional void on

Holocaust for deaf community

ASL Project Team at the Museum of Tolerance

Giving First Person Voice

PROMOTING SELF EMPOWERMENT

The brain has become the biggest

story of all