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Disability & the Law
Stavros Programs and Services
Identifying Disability
Accessibility
Advocacy
100
What does ADA stand for?
The Americans with Disabilities Act
100
PCA stands for _____.
Personal Care Attendant
100
A disability can be _____ or _____ that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
Physical or mental
100
True or False: Asking a tenant if they have a certain disability is legal so as long as the tenant is not bothered with it..?
False. Asking a tenant if they have a disability is a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Doing so could result in discrimination by refusing to rent/sell to a tenant solely based on their disability. If asked, the tenant may file a discrimination complaint, should they be denied housing.
100
What is one key component to being an advocate?
voting, calling legislators, writing letters to elected officials, going to hearings, visiting the statehouse and engaging student government.
200
True or False: The Individual with Disabilities Education Act eliminates parents participation in their child's education.
False, The purpose of the IDEA is to protect the rights of children with disabilities and give parents a voice in their child’s education!
200
During the summer, disabled participants can go kayaking and hiking via which Stavros service?
Stavros Outdoor Access
200
What disability makes it tough to read and spell?
Dyslexia
200
Must employers modify existing facilities to make them accessible?
No. An employer is not required to make its existing facilities accessible until an applicant or employee with a particular disability needs an accommodation, the modifications should then meet that individual's work needs.
200
Name one step to being an advocate?
Talking to legislators, writing letters, engaging in student government, etc..
300
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide _______ for disabled employees.
Reasonable Accommodations
300
Stavros housing services help consumers to find _____ housing.
Affordable housing or housing that fits their needs.
300
True or False: Chronic alcoholism is considered a disability.
True
300
What changes must a public entity make to its existing facilities to make them accessible?
A public entity must ensure that individuals with disabilities are not excluded from services, programs, and activities do to inaccessibility.
300
Do all children within the educational system qualify for special education services under IDEA?
No, not every child with learning and attention issues qualify for special education services under IDEA
400
What year was the IDEA passed?
1975
400
This Stavros program allows individuals to borrow equipment like wheelchairs, walkers and crutches.
Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program
400
What type of disability makes social interaction and communication difficult?
Autism
400
Relocating a class to another classroom that is readily accessible for a student with a disability is an example of a _________________________ ?
Reasonable accommodation
400
Name one historical piece of legislation that changed the lives of people with disabilities.
IDEA, ADA, Rehabilitation Act, Fair Housing ....
500
This federal law protects disabled people from housing discrimination.
Federal Fair Housing Act
500
Stavros _____ can help modify you're home to fit your access needs.
Building services
500
Name a disability that would allow a student to receive extended time on exams?
arthritis; cerebral palsy; upper limbs; Heart Defects multiple-sclerosis; muscular dystrophy; acquired spinal injury (paraplegia or quadriplegia); post-polio syndrome; spina bifida. Intellectual DIsabilities Anxiety-related Disorders Substance Addiction DIsorders Autistic Disorders Developmental Disorders Impaired and Functional Limitations Mental Health Diagnoses
500
True or False: ALL new construction are to be made “readily accessible”.
False. All newly constructed places of public accommodation and commercial facilities must be accessible to individuals with disabilities to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable.
500
Did advocacy lead to civil rights for people with disabilities?
Yes!!!!