DDA DDA Community Integration & Inclusion 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which outcome BEST indicates successful community inclusion for an individual with a developmental disability?
- Attending a segregated day program five days per week
- Having meaningful relationships and roles in the broader community (Correct answer)
- Completing all ADL training in a residential facility
- Participating only in disability-specific social events
Correct answer: Having meaningful relationships and roles in the broader community
Successful community inclusion is marked by meaningful relationships, valued roles, and real participation in typical community life.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of a transition plan for a young adult with a developmental disability leaving school?
- To place the individual in a group home as quickly as possible
- To coordinate supports for employment, education, and community living after school (Correct answer)
- To document medical history for adult service providers
- To enroll the individual in a sheltered workshop program
Correct answer: To coordinate supports for employment, education, and community living after school
Transition plans coordinate education, employment, and community living supports to help young adults with disabilities succeed after leaving school.
Question 3: Which of the following BEST supports employment integration for individuals with developmental disabilities?
- Sheltered workshops with below-minimum wage compensation
- Supported employment in integrated community jobs with job coaching (Correct answer)
- Vocational evaluation only with no job placement follow-through
- Group employment enclaves separated from non-disabled coworkers
Correct answer: Supported employment in integrated community jobs with job coaching
Supported employment in integrated community settings, with job coaching and natural supports, is the evidence-based best practice for employment integration.
Question 4: A DDA practitioner helping a client access community transportation should FIRST:
- Arrange paratransit for all trips regardless of the client's abilities
- Assess the client's ability to use public transit and provide training if appropriate (Correct answer)
- Assume the client cannot use public transportation independently
- Schedule all community trips during non-peak hours to reduce stimulation
Correct answer: Assess the client's ability to use public transit and provide training if appropriate
Assessing abilities and providing transit training promotes maximum independence and community access rather than defaulting to more restrictive options.
Question 5: The concept of 'normalization' in developmental disability services refers to:
- Making individuals with disabilities appear and act like non-disabled people
- Providing living conditions and daily rhythms typical for the general culture (Correct answer)
- Eliminating all disability-related supports and services
- Requiring individuals to pass competency tests before community access
Correct answer: Providing living conditions and daily rhythms typical for the general culture
Normalization means supporting individuals to experience living conditions, routines, and rhythms that are as typical as possible within their culture.
Question 6: When advocating for a client's right to community access, a DDA associate should:
- Accept program rules even when they unnecessarily exclude the client
- Know relevant disability rights laws and help the client understand their rights (Correct answer)
- Defer all advocacy to the client's family members
- Only advocate within the agency's internal grievance system
Correct answer: Know relevant disability rights laws and help the client understand their rights
Effective advocacy requires knowledge of disability rights laws such as the ADA and the Olmstead decision, and helping clients understand and exercise those rights.
DDA DDA Community Integration & Inclusion 2
Which outcome BEST indicates successful community inclusion for an individual with a developmental disability?