CDS CDS Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Services 1

Question 1

Which federal law requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Assess work-related skills, abilities, and interests to plan employment goals

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Eliminating an essential function of the job

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Customizing a job by restructuring tasks from existing positions to match a worker's abilities

Answer

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.

(CDS) Certified Disability Specialist Practice Test

(CDS) Certified Disability Specialist Practice Test

CDS CDS Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Services 1