CESP Disability Awareness 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal law prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities?
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act Title I (Correct answer)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Correct answer: Americans with Disabilities Act Title I
Title I of the ADA prohibits disability discrimination by employers with 15 or more employees.
Question 2: A person with a disability who can perform the essential functions of a job with or without reasonable accommodation is considered:
- Conditionally employed
- A qualified individual with a disability (Correct answer)
- A protected class member only
- Presumptively disabled
Correct answer: A qualified individual with a disability
A 'qualified individual with a disability' is the ADA term for someone who meets job requirements and can perform essential functions with or without accommodation.
Question 3: Under the social model of disability, the primary barriers to participation are located in:
- The individual's functional limitations
- Society's structures, attitudes, and environments (Correct answer)
- Medical diagnoses and prognoses
- Rehabilitation program outcomes
Correct answer: Society's structures, attitudes, and environments
The social model identifies societal barriers—not individual impairments—as the main cause of disability-related exclusion.
Question 4: Which type of accommodation would BEST address the needs of an employee with chronic fatigue syndrome?
- Providing a quieter workstation
- Allowing flexible scheduling or rest breaks (Correct answer)
- Installing wheelchair ramps
- Offering sign language interpreting
Correct answer: Allowing flexible scheduling or rest breaks
Flexible scheduling and rest breaks directly address energy management needs common in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Question 5: Person-first language prioritizes which communication approach when referring to individuals with disabilities?
- Using diagnostic labels for clarity
- Placing the person before the disability descriptor (Correct answer)
- Avoiding any reference to disability
- Using the most recent clinical terminology
Correct answer: Placing the person before the disability descriptor
Person-first language (e.g., 'person with a disability') emphasizes the individual's humanity before their disability.
Question 6: An employment specialist is helping a job seeker disclose a psychiatric disability to an employer. What is the MOST important first step?
- Draft the disclosure letter on behalf of the job seeker
- Determine whether the job seeker wants to disclose at all (Correct answer)
- Advise the employer of the diagnosis before the interview
- Obtain a psychiatric evaluation for documentation
Correct answer: Determine whether the job seeker wants to disclose at all
Disclosure is entirely voluntary; the employment specialist must first establish whether the individual chooses to disclose.
Question 7: Which term describes the assumption that all people without visible disabilities are non-disabled?
- Ableism
- Passing privilege assumption
- Invisible disability bias
- Compulsory able-bodiedness (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Compulsory able-bodiedness
Compulsory able-bodiedness is the cultural expectation that non-disabled presentation is the default or norm.
CESP Disability Awareness 2
Which federal law prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities?