ASL Quality Assurance & Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal law most directly establishes the right of Deaf students to receive qualified sign language interpreting services in public schools?
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Correct answer)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Title III
- Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Correct answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA mandates that Deaf and hard-of-hearing students receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), which includes qualified interpreting services as a related service.
Question 2: A Certified ASL Instructor discovers a colleague is using outdated, culturally insensitive signs during instruction. The most appropriate first step is to:
- Report immediately to the administration without speaking to the colleague
- Privately discuss the concern with the colleague and provide updated resources (Correct answer)
- Document the behavior and file a formal ethics complaint
- Ignore it since language evolves naturally over time
Correct answer: Privately discuss the concern with the colleague and provide updated resources
Professional ethics guidelines generally call for addressing concerns collegially and directly before escalating to formal channels.
Question 3: When assessing ASL student proficiency, which criterion-referenced benchmark is most commonly aligned with national standards?
- ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines adapted for ASL (Correct answer)
- ACT/SAT score equivalencies
- State GPA minimums
- Employer satisfaction surveys
Correct answer: ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines adapted for ASL
The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, adapted for ASL and other signed languages, provide nationally recognized benchmarks for language proficiency assessment.
Question 4: Under ADA Title II, which entity is primarily obligated to provide qualified sign language interpreters for public services?
- The individual requesting interpretation
- The Deaf person's employer
- State and local government entities (Correct answer)
- Private nonprofit organizations only
Correct answer: State and local government entities
ADA Title II requires state and local government entities to provide effective communication, including qualified interpreters, to individuals with disabilities.
Question 5: Which practice best ensures ongoing quality assurance in an ASL instructor's curriculum?
- Using the same lesson plans year after year for consistency
- Conducting annual curriculum reviews incorporating Deaf community feedback (Correct answer)
- Limiting curriculum changes to avoid student confusion
- Relying solely on student satisfaction surveys for evaluation
Correct answer: Conducting annual curriculum reviews incorporating Deaf community feedback
Annual curriculum reviews that include Deaf community input ensure instruction remains culturally accurate, linguistically current, and pedagogically sound.
Question 6: Which documentation is most critical for an ASL program to maintain to demonstrate compliance with accreditation standards?
- Instructor social media profiles
- Student attendance records, assessment data, and curriculum maps (Correct answer)
- Marketing materials and brochures
- Informal feedback from parents
Correct answer: Student attendance records, assessment data, and curriculum maps
Accreditation bodies require programs to document student outcomes, curriculum alignment, and assessment data as evidence of program quality.
Question 7: A student alleges an ASL instructor violated confidentiality by sharing their disability-related accommodations with peers. Which law most directly applies?
- FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) (Correct answer)
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
- ADA Title I
- Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Correct answer: FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
FERPA protects the privacy of student education records, including disability-related accommodation information maintained by educational institutions.
ASL Quality Assurance & Compliance 2
Which federal law most directly establishes the right of Deaf students to receive qualified sign language interpreting services in public schools?