ADA & Legal Compliance Flashcards

Under Title I of the ADA, which entity is required to provide reasonable accommodations?

Answer: Covered employers with 15 or more employees

Title I of the ADA requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

A vocational evaluator is assessing a client who uses a wheelchair. The evaluation facility lacks an accessible restroom. This situation most directly violates which ADA title?

Answer: Title III – Public Accommodations

Title III requires places of public accommodation, including evaluation facilities open to the public, to be accessible to people with disabilities.

The concept of 'interactive process' under the ADA refers to:

Answer: A good-faith dialogue between employer and employee to identify effective accommodations

The interactive process is a cooperative dialogue between an employer and employee to explore possible reasonable accommodations.

Which of the following best describes 'undue hardship' in the context of the ADA?

Answer: An action requiring significant difficulty or expense given the employer's resources

Undue hardship refers to an action that is unduly costly, extensive, substantial, or disruptive given the employer's size and financial resources.

Under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), the definition of 'disability' was broadened primarily to:

Answer: Expand coverage by rejecting Supreme Court decisions that had narrowed the ADA's scope

The ADAAA overturned Supreme Court rulings in Sutton and Toyota Motor Manufacturing that had narrowed the ADA's coverage.

In vocational evaluation, which standard is used to determine whether a person is 'qualified' under the ADA?

Answer: The person meets the required education, experience, or skills and can perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation

A qualified individual must meet the job's prerequisites and be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, differs from the ADA Title I primarily in that Section 504 applies to:

Answer: Programs and entities receiving federal financial assistance

Section 504 prohibits disability discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.