CPACC Models of Disability 5

Question 1

The ADA, CVAA, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act all ground accessibility requirements in which model of disability?

Accepted Answer

Rights-Based Model

Answer

These laws frame disability accommodation as a civil right, reflecting the Rights-Based Model that obligates society to remove barriers by law.

Question 2

Which statement best captures a key criticism of the Social Model of disability?

Accepted Answer

It ignores the real physical and cognitive effects of impairments

Answer

Critics argue the Social Model can downplay how impairment itself — pain, fatigue, cognitive symptoms — affects daily life regardless of social barriers.

Question 3

An employer tells a job applicant with epilepsy that they cannot be hired because their condition poses a liability risk. This attitude most reflects which model?

Accepted Answer

Medical Model

Answer

The Medical Model views the person's impairment as the disqualifying problem rather than examining how workplace design or policy creates the barrier.

Question 4

In which model would a practitioner be most likely to ask 'What is the person unable to do?' as a starting diagnostic question?

Accepted Answer

Medical Model

Answer

The Medical Model frames assessment around individual functional deficits, identifying what the person cannot do compared to a non-disabled norm.

Question 5

A technology company redesigns its onboarding software with screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation, and adjustable font sizes for all users by default. This decision is best justified by which model?

Accepted Answer

Social Model

Answer

Building accessibility into products for all users by default reflects the Social Model's principle that design, not the individual, should change to remove barriers.

CPACC - Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies Practice Test

CPACC - Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies Practice Test

CPACC Models of Disability 5