Disability & Rehabilitation Services Flashcards

A vocational evaluator is assessing a client with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Which cognitive domain is MOST commonly affected by TBI and should be prioritized in evaluation?

Answer: Executive functioning and processing speed

TBI most commonly impairs executive functioning, processing speed, attention, and working memory, which directly affect vocational performance.

Under the Ticket to Work program, a Social Security beneficiary who assigns their ticket to an Employment Network (EN) receives which primary benefit?

Answer: Protection from continuing disability reviews while making progress toward self-sufficiency

Ticket to Work protects beneficiaries from continuing disability reviews (CDRs) as long as they are making timely progress toward their employment goal.

Which type of disability documentation is generally required to establish eligibility for state vocational rehabilitation services?

Answer: Medical, psychological, or other qualified professional records documenting a physical or mental impairment

State VR agencies require documentation from qualified professionals that verifies the presence of a physical or mental impairment affecting employment.

The concept of 'supported employment' is best defined as:

Answer: Competitive integrated employment with ongoing support services for individuals with the most significant disabilities

Supported employment provides competitive integrated employment alongside ongoing supports (job coaches, natural supports) for individuals with the most significant disabilities.

Which piece of legislation extended civil rights protections for individuals with disabilities to cover state and local government services and public accommodations?

Answer: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

The ADA of 1990 extended civil rights protections to state/local government (Title II) and public accommodations and commercial facilities (Title III).

A client with a psychiatric disability reports difficulty maintaining employment due to symptoms of psychosis. Which work incentive allows Social Security recipients to test their ability to work without immediately losing benefits?

Answer: Trial Work Period (TWP)

The Trial Work Period allows SSDI beneficiaries to test their ability to work for up to 9 months without losing their disability benefits.

In rehabilitation services, 'assistive technology' refers to:

Answer: Any item, device, or piece of equipment used to maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities

Assistive technology includes any device or system—low-tech or high-tech—that helps an individual with a disability perform tasks they might otherwise be unable to do.