Show & Share

When you have a pet, you don’t only have a pet — you also have extra responsibilities! When you become a pet owner, you gain new routines, roles, and tasks. What are some tasks that you do every day with your pet? 

Body Break 

Stretch and move around the room for a few minutes. 

Life Skills Story 5: 15 =  Fun X's 3 

Objective: be able to make plans and reservations. 

Why is it important to make plans and reservations? What are different things you need to consider when making plans? 

Presenters: in addition to the who, what, when, where, and how, we may also need to consider costs, transportation, and anything we need to prepare or bring. If participants don’t suggest any of these items on their own, try to ask them questions to prompt them. 

As a group, read, discuss, and answer the Life Skill Questions (Set 1) for Story 5. 

(The answers are available at the bottom of this page.) 

Body Break

You know what to do! 

Thematic Connection: ADA at 33

Objective: gain a greater awareness of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

The Americans with Disabilities Act (also known as the ADA) is a civil rights law that protects people with disabilities. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush. That means the law is now over 33 years old! For those of us who are 33-years-old or older, do you remember when it was passed? w

Watch this news segment discussing the 33rd anniversary of the ADA and what some activists are doing to further those rights.

The ADA has a few different sections. In laws, sections are often referred to as “titles,” and titles are often referred to using Roman numerals rather than Arabic numerals. That means for title one, we write “Title I” rather than “Title 1.” Let’s learn a little about different titles of the ADA:

1. ADA Title I: This section prohibits employment discrimination. That means a company cannot refuse to hire you just because you have a disability. 
2. ADA Title II: This section applies to “public entities” (that means state and local governments). This means that city governments, school districts, and transportation agencies (such as the VTA) cannot discrimination against you because you have a disability. 
3. ADA Title III: This section prohibits discrimination in public accommodations and commercial facilities.  This means a company cannot refuse to serve you just because you have a disability. This applies to hotels, restaurants, shops, movie theaters, sports stadiums, day care centers, and doctor’s offices.

Here is another video about the 30th anniversary of the ADA. In this video, people share examples of how the ADA has improved their lives and helped make things more accessible. 

What are some examples of accessibility that you can think of? Can you think of examples of things that aren’t accessible? How does the ADA relate to accessibility?

If you have time, watch and discuss this video about how the ADA specifically applies to accessible facilities. 

What did we learn today? 

Answers for Life Skills Questions 

1. A 
2. C 
3. D 
4. C 
5. C 
6. D