二十七前的今天，美國頒布了《美國殘障人士法案》（Americans with Disabilities Act，簡稱ADA），ADA也是全世界第一部全面保障身心障礙人士權利的法案。這部法案啟發了世界各國以平等和機會的角度來看殘障議題。美國通過ADA之後，各國政府也陸續頒布相關法令，用法律條文來保障殘障公民的權利和無障礙空間。聯合國更於2008年頒布《身心障礙者權利公約》（UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities，簡稱CRPD），台灣也在2014年將此公約納入法律之中。AIT期待與台灣本地的夥伴繼續合作，一同為殘障者爭取平權。

你覺得我們如何能讓殘障者獲得更平等的待遇，讓他們能更方便地參與各種活動？一起來看看催生《美國殘障人士法案》的奮鬥過程：https://goo.gl/SNKFX3

Did you know that the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” of 1990 was the world’s first comprehensive law guaranteeing equal rights to persons with disabilities? The ADA inspired the world to see disability issues through the lens of equality and opportunity. Soon after its passage, governments around the world began writing and enacting their own laws guaranteeing rights and access for their disabled citizens. In 2008, the “United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” came into force, and in 2014 Taiwan internalized the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into its domestic legal code. AIT looks forward to continuing to work with our local partners in Taiwan to guarantee equal rights for persons with disabilities.

How do you think we can better support equality and inclusion for disabled people? Learn how the ADA was enacted and administered: https://goo.gl/SNKFX3

<3 俐媽英文教室：電池篇
要幫電器或玩具裝電池之前，要看好使用說明喔！

<3 battery (n.) 電池
<3 replacement (n.) 替換
片：replace A with B 用B取代A
<3 screwdriver (n.) 螺絲起子
<3 include (v.) 包含(反：exclude v. 排除)
衍：inclusion (n.) 包含/ inclusive (a.) (+ of N) 包含
<3 EEC孩子別忘記我們在Unit 1 The Origin of Blue Jeans那課學過-clud的字根，以及including/included/inclusive of的用法喔~
<3 compartment (n.) 區隔：劃分
<3 alkaline (a.) 鹼性的(反：acid a. 酸性的)
比：neutral (a.) 中性的
<3 recommend (v.) 推薦
衍：commend (v.) 讚美/ recommendation (n.) 推薦
<3 rechargeable (a.) 可充電的
原：charge (a.) 充電；索費；控告；猛衝；委以責任；(n.) 充電；費用；罪名；猛衝；責任
片：be in charge of N 負責...
<3 equivalent (a.) 相等的；(n.) 相等物(+ to V)
字根：-equ-: equal (e.g. equality, equation, equinox, equivocal, adequate...)
字根：-val-: strong (e.g. valid, available, prevailing, evaluate...)
<3 insert (v.) 插入
衍：insertion (n.) 插入
<3 polarity (n.) 兩極
原：pole (n.) 極；竿(North/South Pole 北/南極/ pole vault 撐竿跳)
♥英模班孩子別忘記，段考週回來我們要繼續抄完近百個運動項目大餐喔~
比：pore (n.) 毛孔；(v.) 詳讀(+ over N)
衍：polar (a.) 極地的 (polar bear 北極熊)
<3 remove (v.) 移除
衍：removal (n.) 移除
<3 terminal (n.) 末端；總站；航空站；電極；(a.) 末期/端的
衍：terminate (v.) 終結/ exterminate (v.) 滅絕
字根：-term-: end (e.g. term, determine, predetermination...)
<3 circuit (n.) 電路；(v.) 繞行
<3 packaging (n.) 包裝
<3 dispose of (ph.) 處理
衍：disposal (n.) 處理
諺：Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。
<3 leak (v.) 外露；外洩
衍：leakage (n.) 外露；外洩