Verizon#DisabilityConfidenceQuiz

In India, what is the population of people living with a disability?  

                                       

• Greater than 25 million

• Between 10 to 25 million

• Lesser than 10 million

Answer explanation

What is Special Olympics?

• International Sporting event for people with disabilities 

•  A 5km race for persons with disabilities that happens around Olympics

• An international sporting event for people with intellectual disabilities

Answer explanation

What is the name of TOOL that is used by blind children to learn Mathematics?

• JAWS

• NVDA

• Taylor's Frame

People with mental illness do have a violent streak in them

• Yes, always

• Yes, only on particular days of the month

• Yes, especially the ones with severe disability

• No, it can not be generalised

Answer explanation

What is the first and foremost you do when you see a person with disability? Assume the person is not in any distress situation

• Immediately provide help

• Enquire about their disability

• Avoid eye contact with the person

• Talk to the caregiver or assistant or friend BUT not the person

• None of the above

As per World Federation of the Deaf, how many Deaf people use Sign Language?

• Around 20 Million

• Around 70 million

• > 200 million

Answer explanation

All people with Autism have high IQ

• Yes, they are all savants

• False, all of them have low IQ

• Not IQ but all people have exceptional Memory

• None of the above

Answer explanation

"If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.” Dr. Stephen Shore, Autism Advocate

Deaf people can enjoy Music

• Yes

• No

• Can dance to music but cannot play instrument

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Is providing captions the same thing as providing sub-titles?

• Yes, they are same

• No, captioning is for blind people and sub-titling for deaf people

• No, captioning  is for deaf audience while Sub-titling is for different language users

Answer explanation

Captions are a text version of the spoken part of a television, movie, or computer presentation. They are in the language of the medium rather than a translation to another language.

Subtitles are translations for people who don't speak the language of the medium.

Who among these celebrities do not self identify as a person with disability ?

• Tom Cruise  

• Elon Musk

• Marlee Matlin

• Tom Hanks

Answer explanation

Tom Hanks played the character of Forrest Gump - who is a person with intellectual disability