CDS CDS Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Services 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal law requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities?
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Correct answer)
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
Correct answer: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA requires covered employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations unless doing so causes undue hardship.
Question 2: What is the primary goal of a vocational evaluation in rehabilitation services?
- Determine disability severity for benefits
- Assess work-related skills, abilities, and interests to plan employment goals (Correct answer)
- Assign the client to a specific job immediately
- Evaluate medical treatment compliance
Correct answer: Assess work-related skills, abilities, and interests to plan employment goals
Vocational evaluation identifies the client's transferable skills, aptitudes, and interests to develop realistic employment goals.
Question 3: Which agency administers the federal-state vocational rehabilitation (VR) program in the United States?
- Social Security Administration
- Department of Labor
- Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (Correct answer)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Correct answer: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
The Rehabilitation Services Administration, within the U.S. Department of Education, administers the federal-state VR program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Question 4: A 'reasonable accommodation' in the workplace does NOT include which of the following?
- Modified work schedule
- Accessible parking space
- Eliminating an essential function of the job (Correct answer)
- Providing a screen reader
Correct answer: Eliminating an essential function of the job
Reasonable accommodations must enable the employee to perform the essential functions of the job, not remove those essential functions.
Question 5: What is 'job carving' in the context of supported employment?
- Reducing hours for a disabled worker
- Customizing a job by restructuring tasks from existing positions to match a worker's abilities (Correct answer)
- Carving out protected leave time
- Removing physical barriers at a worksite
Correct answer: Customizing a job by restructuring tasks from existing positions to match a worker's abilities
Job carving involves identifying and reassigning specific tasks from one or more existing positions to create a customized job that fits the individual's unique strengths.
Question 6: Under the Ticket to Work program, Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities can receive employment services from which type of provider?
- Only state VR agencies
- Employment Networks (ENs) or state VR agencies (Correct answer)
- Only private disability insurance companies
- Only nonprofit organizations
Correct answer: Employment Networks (ENs) or state VR agencies
The Ticket to Work program allows eligible beneficiaries to assign their ticket to either a state VR agency or an approved Employment Network of their choice.
CDS CDS Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Services 1
Which federal law requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities?