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Picture communication symbols (PCS) are a set of colour and black & white drawings originally developed by Mayer-Johnson, LLC for use in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. These AAC systems may be high-tech, such as the TD Pilot, or low-tech such as a communication board.
In the late 1960s, with the rise of universal design, there grew a need for a symbol to identify accessible facilities. [3] In 1968, Norman Acton, President of Rehabilitation International (RI), tasked Karl Montan, chairman of the International Commission of Technology and Accessibility (ICTA), to develop a symbol as a technical aid and present in the group's 1969 World Congress convention in ...
The main distinctions of the icon are: A) Head position tilts forward, indicates a notion of movement in space B) The angle of the arms and elbows indicate physical energy, effort, and represents a state of active person that advances in the world. C) Wheels with a cut emphasize the presence of a person in complete movement.
Yet people with disabilities have been marginalized and misunderstood for generations." According to the CDC, 27 percent of the US population has some kind of disability — that's one in four people.
Jennifer White-Johnson is an American artist and activist living in Baltimore, Maryland. [1] As a disabled Afro-Latina artist with ADHD and Graves' Disease she uses graphic design and photography as a means to discuss the intersection of disability rights and anti-racism, and to give visibility to misrepresented voices. [1]
The outside border has a width of 1 (1 mm) and a color of black so it shows up; in reality, signs have no outside border. Date: 24 September 2006: Source: Own work, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign D9-6). Author: Ltljltlj (talk · contribs)
This image is a derivative work of the following images: Disability symbols 16.png licensed with Cc-pd-mark-footer, PD-USGov, PD-USGov-NPS 2011-01-10T18:23:49Z Wcommons 408x408 (12556 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=A collection of pictograms. Three of them used by the United States National Park Service.
She is also a karate black belt, has been competing in the Special Olympics since 1970, and continues to train in running, figure skating, soccer, skiing, golf, basketball, softball, swimming, tennis, and bowling. Loretta was the 1981 Spirit of Special Olympics award recipient, [7] and the 1988 state athlete of the year.