CVE Accommodation & Assistive Technology 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An evaluator is assessing a client with a traumatic brain injury who has difficulty with memory. Which accommodation strategy is MOST directly relevant?
- Providing written checklists or reminders (Correct answer)
- Installing voice amplification equipment
- Recommending a standing desk
- Offering compressed work schedules
Correct answer: Providing written checklists or reminders
Written checklists and reminders serve as external memory aids, directly compensating for memory deficits associated with TBI.
Question 2: Which of the following BEST describes the role of an AT specialist during a vocational evaluation?
- Identifying and trialing devices that improve job task performance (Correct answer)
- Diagnosing the client's medical condition
- Determining disability eligibility for benefits
- Prescribing medication adjustments
Correct answer: Identifying and trialing devices that improve job task performance
AT specialists assess functional needs and trial appropriate devices or software to determine which tools improve a client's vocational performance.
Question 3: A client with carpal tunnel syndrome working in data entry would MOST benefit from which ergonomic accommodation?
- Split ergonomic keyboard and wrist rest (Correct answer)
- Screen reader software
- Refreshable Braille display
- FM listening system
Correct answer: Split ergonomic keyboard and wrist rest
A split ergonomic keyboard with a wrist rest reduces ulnar deviation and wrist extension, alleviating carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms during typing.
Question 4: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that:
- Federal agencies' electronic information technology be accessible to people with disabilities (Correct answer)
- Employers provide AT devices to all employees
- State VR agencies fund AT for all clients
- Public schools offer AT assessments annually
Correct answer: Federal agencies' electronic information technology be accessible to people with disabilities
Section 508 mandates that federal electronic and information technology be accessible to employees and members of the public with disabilities.
Question 5: A client who is blind uses a refreshable Braille display. This device works by:
- Converting on-screen text to tactile Braille characters in real time (Correct answer)
- Printing Braille documents from a computer
- Translating speech to Braille on paper
- Displaying enlarged text on a special screen
Correct answer: Converting on-screen text to tactile Braille characters in real time
A refreshable Braille display uses pins that rise and fall to represent Braille characters, allowing real-time reading of digital text through touch.
Question 6: Which accommodation approach involves modifying WHEN work is done rather than HOW it is performed?
- Flexible scheduling (Correct answer)
- Task modification
- Environmental control
- Adaptive equipment
Correct answer: Flexible scheduling
Flexible scheduling changes the timing or hours of work, accommodating conditions that affect a person's functioning at certain times of day.
Question 7: During a situational assessment, the vocational evaluator observes that a client with ADHD performs better with frequent short breaks. This finding MOST directly informs a recommendation for:
- Structured break schedules as a workplace accommodation (Correct answer)
- Referral to psychiatry for medication
- Reduced job responsibilities
- Transfer to a different vocational track
Correct answer: Structured break schedules as a workplace accommodation
Observational data from situational assessments directly guide accommodation recommendations, such as structured breaks to sustain attention.
CVE Accommodation & Assistive Technology 3
An evaluator is assessing a client with a traumatic brain injury who has difficulty with memory.
Which accommodation strategy is MOST directly relevant?