CVE ADA & Legal Compliance 3

Question 1

A client with a learning disability requests extended time on a vocational evaluation battery. Under ADA principles, this accommodation is best justified because:

Accepted Answer

It removes a barrier that prevents accurate assessment of the client's actual abilities

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It changes the standard of measurement to be more lenient

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It is required only when the client provides a doctor's note

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It guarantees the client will achieve higher scores

Question 2

Which law specifically prohibits genetic information discrimination in employment, relevant to vocational evaluators working with clients who have hereditary conditions?

Accepted Answer

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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The Rehabilitation Act, Section 501

Question 3

When a vocational evaluator documents that a client has a 'record of impairment,' this addresses which prong of the ADA's three-part definition of disability?

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Second prong – history of or being misclassified as having an impairment

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First prong – actual physical or mental impairment

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Third prong – being regarded as having an impairment

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Fourth prong – temporary disability classification

Question 4

An employer refuses to hire a job applicant because they believe the applicant 'looks disabled' but the applicant has no actual impairment. The applicant's ADA claim would most likely rely on:

Accepted Answer

The 'regarded as' prong

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The actual disability prong

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The record of impairment prong

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The temporary disability provision

Question 5

Under the ADA, 'major life activities' include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Activities such as caring for oneself, seeing, communicating, and major bodily functions

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Only physical activities such as walking and lifting

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Only activities related to employment

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Activities certified as major by the Social Security Administration

Question 6

A vocational evaluator is asked by an employer to assess whether a current employee with depression can return to work. Which legal principle should guide the evaluator's scope of inquiry?

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Focus only on whether the individual can perform the essential functions of the specific job

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Evaluate all aspects of the employee's mental health history

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Recommend job elimination if full duties cannot be performed

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Disclose the evaluation findings directly to coworkers for accommodation planning

Question 7

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has primary enforcement authority over which aspect of the ADA relevant to vocational evaluators?

Accepted Answer

Title I – Employment discrimination

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Title II – State and local government services

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Title III – Public accommodations

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Title IV – Telecommunications relay services