CESP Disability Awareness 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When an employer argues that a requested accommodation would cause 'undue hardship,' which factor is NOT typically considered in that analysis?
- Cost of the accommodation
- Size and financial resources of the employer
- Nature and cost relative to overall business
- The employee's personal financial situation (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The employee's personal financial situation
Undue hardship analysis considers the employer's resources and operational impact, not the employee's personal finances.
Question 2: Identity-first language (e.g., 'autistic person') is often preferred within which community?
- The chronic illness community broadly
- Many autistic self-advocates (Correct answer)
- All disability communities uniformly
- Medical and clinical professionals only
Correct answer: Many autistic self-advocates
Many autistic self-advocates prefer identity-first language because they view autism as integral to their identity.
Question 3: The concept of 'intersectionality' in disability awareness means:
- Disabilities that occur at street crossings
- How disability overlaps with race, gender, and other identities to shape experience (Correct answer)
- The point where medical and social models meet
- Multiple diagnoses occurring simultaneously
Correct answer: How disability overlaps with race, gender, and other identities to shape experience
Intersectionality recognizes that disability experience is shaped by the interaction of multiple social identities.
Question 4: A supported employment specialist observes that a coworker is treating a new employee with a developmental disability in an overly childlike manner. This behavior is an example of:
- Reasonable accommodation
- Infantilization (Correct answer)
- Natural support development
- Peer mentoring
Correct answer: Infantilization
Infantilization is treating adults with disabilities as if they are children, which undermines dignity and self-determination.
Question 5: Which statement BEST reflects the principle of disability etiquette when speaking with a person who uses a wheelchair?
- Always push the wheelchair without being asked to be helpful
- Speak to the person at eye level when possible during extended conversations (Correct answer)
- Address questions about the person to their companion
- Avoid asking about their disability entirely
Correct answer: Speak to the person at eye level when possible during extended conversations
Speaking at eye level shows respect and facilitates direct communication with the wheelchair user.
Question 6: Under WIOA, customized employment is defined as a process that:
- Modifies the ADA to cover smaller employers
- Negotiates job duties based on an individual's strengths, conditions, and contributions (Correct answer)
- Provides only sheltered workshop placements
- Requires employer tax credits before job placement
Correct answer: Negotiates job duties based on an individual's strengths, conditions, and contributions
Customized employment negotiates individualized job descriptions that match a person's unique strengths to employer needs.
Question 7: What does the term 'ableism' refer to in the context of disability awareness?
- Policies that support employment of people with disabilities
- Discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities (Correct answer)
- A medical model approach to rehabilitation
- Skills-based assessment for job placement
Correct answer: Discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities
Ableism is systemic discrimination, prejudice, or social oppression against individuals with disabilities.
CESP Disability Awareness 3
When an employer argues that a requested accommodation would cause 'undue hardship,' which factor is NOT typically considered in that analysis?