CDS Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Services Flashcards

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

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.

What is the primary goal of a vocational evaluation in rehabilitation services?

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.

Which agency administers the federal-state vocational rehabilitation (VR) program in the United States?

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.

A 'reasonable accommodation' in the workplace does NOT include which of the following?

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.

What is 'job carving' in the context of supported employment?

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.

Under the Ticket to Work program, Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities can receive employment services from which type of provider?

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.