CDS Study Guide 2026
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📚 CDS Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample CDS Questions & Answers
1. Under the ADA Title II, public entities are required to make their programs accessible through which concept?
ADA Title II requires that public entities make their programs, services, and activities accessible through program accessibility — meaning the overall program must be accessible, not necessarily every facility.
2. Which of the following best describes the role of peer support specialists in psychosocial rehabilitation?
Peer support specialists use their own recovery experience to provide mentoring, advocacy, and emotional support, demonstrating that recovery is possible and reducing stigma.
3. A CDS client with a mental health disability reveals they are considering harming themselves. The specialist's ethical and legal duty includes:
When there is imminent risk of self-harm, the duty to protect safety overrides standard confidentiality obligations, both ethically and legally.
4. In a disability evaluation, the term 'whole person impairment' (WPI) refers to:
WPI expresses the degree of permanent impairment as a percentage of total body function, as defined by AMA Guides, integrating regional impairment ratings into a single overall value.
5. The AT Continuum ranges from no-tech to high-tech solutions. Which example correctly represents a mid-tech solution?
A single-message voice output device like the BIGmack is considered mid-tech because it involves simple electronics without complex programming.
6. Which action constitutes 'record tampering' in a disability case file?
Backdating records to misrepresent when an entry was made constitutes fraud and record tampering, which can result in professional sanctions and criminal liability.