Disability & Rehabilitation Services Flashcards

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which entity is primarily responsible for ensuring reasonable accommodations in the workplace?

Answer: The employer

Under the ADA, employers are legally responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities.

Which federal act established the foundation for the current vocational rehabilitation system in the United States?

Answer: Smith-Fess Act of 1920

The Smith-Fess Act of 1920 (Civilian Rehabilitation Act) established the first federal-state vocational rehabilitation program.

A person with a spinal cord injury resulting in paraplegia would most likely be classified under which disability category for rehabilitation planning?

Answer: Physical/orthopedic disability

Paraplegia resulting from spinal cord injury is classified as a physical/orthopedic disability affecting mobility.

The Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) under the Rehabilitation Act must include which of the following components?

Answer: A specific employment goal and services needed to achieve it

The IPE must include an employment goal consistent with the individual's strengths and the specific services needed to achieve that goal.

Which of the following best describes 'transition services' in the context of disability rehabilitation?

Answer: Coordinated activities helping youth with disabilities move from school to post-secondary life

Transition services are coordinated activities designed to help youth with disabilities move successfully from school to post-secondary education, employment, and independent living.

Which model of disability views disability as resulting from the interaction between an individual's impairments and environmental/social barriers?

Answer: Social model

The social model of disability holds that disability is created by societal and environmental barriers rather than by the individual's impairment alone.

In the context of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 specifically addresses which issue?

Answer: Prohibition of discrimination against people with disabilities in federally funded programs

Section 504 prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.