DSP Promoting Community Inclusion 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public businesses are required to provide:
- Free services to individuals with disabilities
- Reasonable accommodations unless doing so causes undue hardship (Correct answer)
- Dedicated staff to assist individuals with disabilities at all times
- Separate but equal facilities for individuals with disabilities
Correct answer: Reasonable accommodations unless doing so causes undue hardship
The ADA requires reasonable accommodations that do not impose an undue burden on businesses.
Question 2: What does 'self-determination' mean in the context of community inclusion?
- The individual's right to live without any paid support
- The individual's right to make choices about their own life, including where to go and what to do (Correct answer)
- The DSP's responsibility to determine the best community activities for the individual
- A legal process for individuals to manage their own finances
Correct answer: The individual's right to make choices about their own life, including where to go and what to do
Self-determination means individuals have the right and authority to make choices about their own lives.
Question 3: A DSP is supporting an individual who uses a wheelchair at a restaurant that has a step at the entrance. What should the DSP do?
- Help lift the wheelchair over the step
- Ask restaurant staff about an accessible entrance and, if none exists, suggest the individual choose a different restaurant (Correct answer)
- Inform the individual that some places are not wheelchair-friendly and move on
- Call the health department to report the violation
Correct answer: Ask restaurant staff about an accessible entrance and, if none exists, suggest the individual choose a different restaurant
DSPs should advocate for accessibility and help individuals access accommodations, while respecting the individual's choice to stay or leave.
Question 4: Which of the following is an example of 'community mapping' as a tool for inclusion?
- Drawing a map of the individual's home for safety planning
- Identifying local resources, activities, and potential connections available in someone's community (Correct answer)
- Creating a GPS route for community outings
- Mapping out the individual's daily schedule within their residence
Correct answer: Identifying local resources, activities, and potential connections available in someone's community
Community mapping identifies local assets, activities, and relationship opportunities to support meaningful inclusion.
Question 5: When supporting an individual's friendships in the community, a DSP should:
- Screen potential friends to ensure they are appropriate companions
- Facilitate opportunities for friendship while respecting the individual's choices about relationships (Correct answer)
- Avoid encouraging friendships to prevent potential conflicts
- Inform new friends about the individual's disability diagnosis upfront
Correct answer: Facilitate opportunities for friendship while respecting the individual's choices about relationships
DSPs support relationship-building by creating opportunities while respecting the individual's autonomy in choosing their own friends.
Question 6: An individual you support wants to take the city bus independently but has never done so. The BEST approach is:
- Tell them they are not ready yet and the DSP will always accompany them
- Practice the route together multiple times, then gradually fade support until they can travel independently (Correct answer)
- Ask a family member to always accompany them instead
- Contact the transit authority to arrange a permanent escort service
Correct answer: Practice the route together multiple times, then gradually fade support until they can travel independently
Systematic practice with graduated fading of support promotes skill development and independence in community travel.
Question 7: Which philosophy MOST directly supports community inclusion for people with disabilities?
- The medical model, which focuses on treating the individual's impairments
- Normalization, which holds that people with disabilities should experience everyday life patterns like others in society (Correct answer)
- Institutionalization, which provides safe, structured environments
- Protectionism, which prioritizes safety over community participation
Correct answer: Normalization, which holds that people with disabilities should experience everyday life patterns like others in society
Normalization promotes the idea that people with disabilities deserve access to the same life rhythms and community experiences as anyone else.
DSP Promoting Community Inclusion 3
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public businesses are required to provide: