ADA quiz

How does the ADA define an "Individual with a disability?"

• A person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of that individual

• A person who has a record of the impairment

• a person who is perceived as having an impairment

• All of the answers

Which of the following are key requirements of the ADA?

• Effective Communication

• equal access to products, services, and facilities

• effective communication and equal access to products, services, and facilities

• none of the answer

What types of accommodations are required by the ADA?

• Physical accommodations such as available handicapped parking spaces and accessible facilities

• ATM accommodations such as meeting height and reach requirements and providing speech output

• communication accommodations, for example, acceptance of calls through relay services and accessible websites

• All of the answers

An accommodation is defined as

• A reasonable change or adjustment that allows individuals with disabilities to perform tasks or access information customary for non disabled individuals

• A requirement that all businesses have to adhere to

• Any change or request that an individual with a disability has of their workplace

• all of the answers

The ADA was enacted

• To encourage people to discriminate against people with physical and mental disabilities

• in 1990

• To require businesses to ensure that people with disabilities are treated equally and fairly

• The teal and yellow answers

The ADA prohibits discriminiation on the basis of disability in:

• employment

• state and local governments

• public accommodations and transportation

• telecommunica-tion

• all of the answers

The ADA is built on principles of

• equal opportunity

• full participation

• independent living

• economic self sufficiency

• all of the answers

An impairment must be permanent to be considered a disability

• True

• False

Someone who cannot read because they left school early can be considered a person with a disability under the ADA because she/he/they cannot perform the major life activity of reading

• True

• False

If a separate of special program is offered, individuals with disabilities are required to use them and may not insist on participating on programs that are offered for individuals without disabilities

• True

• False