Question 1

What is the most inexpensive way to house and care for people with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nursing home 
B)  State institutions 
C)  At home with a high level of care 
D)  Community Settings 
A)  Nursing home 
B)  State institutions 
C)  At home with a high level of care 
D)  Community Settings D

Question 2

What is the societal promotion of negative beliefs that tends to portray people with disabilities as deviant or incompetent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional ableism 
B)  Cultural ableism 
C)  Normalization 
D)  Ableism 
A)  Institutional ableism 
B)  Cultural ableism 
C)  Normalization 
D)  Ableism B

Question 3

Phillipa uses a wheel chair to get from place to place. She is going to see an accountant to get her taxes done. Unfortunately, she cannot get into the office because there are stairs but no ramps to get into the building. This barrier causes her to have a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  Disability 
B)  Deviancy 
C)  Handicap 
D)  Ableism 
A)  Disability 
B)  Deviancy 
C)  Handicap 
D)  Ableism C

Question 4

Explain three of the seven historic perceptions of people with disabilities and give examples of how these perceptions might still be present today.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&A subhuman organism - Logical thinking a

Question 5

Cities prevented the establishment of group homes in certain neighborhood by all but which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  By passing density laws 
B)  By requiring people with disabilities to live at home with their family 
C)  By restricting the number of group homes in a certain area 
D)  By passing so-called ugly laws 
A)  By passing density laws 
B)  By requiring people with disabilities to live at home with their family 
C)  By restricting the number of group homes in a certain area 
D)  By passing so-called ugly laws

Question 6

Which historical perception of people with disabilities defined the disability as being a temporary condition that could be cured with the right treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  As an "Object of Dread" 
B)  As a "Subhuman Organism" 
C)  As an "Object of Pity" 
D)  As a "Diseased Organism" 
A)  As an "Object of Dread" 
B)  As a "Subhuman Organism" 
C)  As an "Object of Pity" 
D)  As a "Diseased Organism"

Question 7

Which is not a historical perspective of people with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  A subhuman organism 
B)  Object of dread 
C)  A diseased organism 
D)  D. Curious human beings 
A)  A subhuman organism 
B)  Object of dread 
C)  A diseased organism 
D)  D. Curious human beings

Question 8

Erroneous assumptions are made about people with disabilities. What assumption is being made when a person with a disability is not allowed to pursue an educational course of study of his or her choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  That a person's self-concept is based on his or her disability 
B)  That all barriers to learning will stem from the disability 
C)  That a person with a disability will always need assistance 
D)  That a person's disability should be cured before pursuing higher learning 
A)  That a person's self-concept is based on his or her disability 
B)  That all barriers to learning will stem from the disability 
C)  That a person with a disability will always need assistance 
D)  That a person's disability should be cured before pursuing higher learning

Question 9

What was the purpose of confining people with disabilities to hospices in the fourth through the sixteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  To protect the world from the wickedness of deviant human beings 
B)  To rehabilitate people with disabilities and return them to society 
C)  To protect and care for people with disabilities 
D)  To teach people with disabilities a trade that they could use upon returning to society 
A)  To protect the world from the wickedness of deviant human beings 
B)  To rehabilitate people with disabilities and return them to society 
C)  To protect and care for people with disabilities 
D)  To teach people with disabilities a trade that they could use upon returning to society

Question 10

What are prejudiced attitudes and actions towards people with disabilities based on our assumptions about them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual ableism 
B)  Institutional ableism 
C)  Cultural Ableism 
D)  A culture 
A)  Individual ableism 
B)  Institutional ableism 
C)  Cultural Ableism 
D)  A culture

Question 11

What usually happened to patients in institutions when states passed deinstitutionalization laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were moved to nursing homes. 
B)  They returned to their families. 
C)  They were declared capable of taking care of themselves and sent into the community. 
D)  They were sent to trade schools so they could find jobs. 
A)  They were moved to nursing homes. 
B)  They returned to their families. 
C)  They were declared capable of taking care of themselves and sent into the community. 
D)  They were sent to trade schools so they could find jobs.

Question 12

What was the first public acknowledgement that people with disabilities were a minority and in need of civil rights protections?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Rehabilitation Act 
B)  Section 504 
C)  Americans with Disabilities Act 
D)  The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program 
A)  The Rehabilitation Act 
B)  Section 504 
C)  Americans with Disabilities Act 
D)  The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program

Question 13

According to a survey by the Kessler Foundation (2015), why do 68.4% of working age adults with disabilities choose not to work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buildings are not accessible. 
B)  Employers refuse to hire them. 
C)  They would lose their Social Security benefits. 
D)  They are often paid less than their co-workers who have similar responsibilities. 
A)  Buildings are not accessible. 
B)  Employers refuse to hire them. 
C)  They would lose their Social Security benefits. 
D)  They are often paid less than their co-workers who have similar responsibilities.

Question 14

What is a minority group and what are the arguments for and against declaring people with disabilities as being a minority group?

Accepted Answer

Minority groups are oppressed by those w

Question 15

In early twentieth century American cities where were people with disabilities most likely to live?

Accepted Answer

A)  With the family 
B)  In religious facilities 
C)  In hospices 
D)  In custodial institutions 
A)  With the family 
B)  In religious facilities 
C)  In hospices 
D)  In custodial institutions

Question 16

How does the United States financially support people with disabilities who want to live independently?

Accepted Answer

A)  By providing a Supplemental Security Income as long as the person has no other means of support 
B)  By requiring business to hire one disabled person for every twenty-five workers employed 
C)  By providing cash benefits regardless of their financial resources 
D)  By providing benefits based on the financial resources of the recipients 
A)  By providing a Supplemental Security Income as long as the person has no other means of support 
B)  By requiring business to hire one disabled person for every twenty-five workers employed 
C)  By providing cash benefits regardless of their financial resources 
D)  By providing benefits based on the financial resources of the recipients

Question 17

What was one purpose of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHC) in 1975?

Accepted Answer

A)  To restrict the education of students with disabilities to separate facilities and schools 
B)  To define the term "learning disabilities" 
C)  To allow schools to set up special education programs 
D)  To educate children with disabilities in the least restrictive environment 
A)  To restrict the education of students with disabilities to separate facilities and schools 
B)  To define the term "learning disabilities" 
C)  To allow schools to set up special education programs 
D)  To educate children with disabilities in the least restrictive environment

Question 18

What group of children is most likely to be overrepresented in special education with a diagnosis of mental retardation in at least 45 states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian American/Pacific Islander children 
B)  Black children 
C)  Latino children 
D)  White children 
A)  Asian American/Pacific Islander children 
B)  Black children 
C)  Latino children 
D)  White children

Question 19

What is ableism?

Accepted Answer

A)  A barrier that limits opportunities for a person to participate in an activity 
B)  The belief that people with disabilities are inferior to able-bodied people 
C)  Established laws, customs and practices that allow systematic discrimination against someone with a disability 
D)  Products and environment designed to be available to everyone 
A)  A barrier that limits opportunities for a person to participate in an activity 
B)  The belief that people with disabilities are inferior to able-bodied people 
C)  Established laws, customs and practices that allow systematic discrimination against someone with a disability 
D)  Products and environment designed to be available to everyone

Question 20

What is a disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  A restriction of ability or activity caused by an impairment 
B)  An environmental or attitudinal barrier that limits a person's opportunities 
C)  Policies and practices that make life conditions for those with a disability as good as those of the average citizen 
D)  The determination of a person's abilities based on comparison to an able-bodied person 
A)  A restriction of ability or activity caused by an impairment 
B)  An environmental or attitudinal barrier that limits a person's opportunities 
C)  Policies and practices that make life conditions for those with a disability as good as those of the average citizen 
D)  The determination of a person's abilities based on comparison to an able-bodied person

What is the most inexpensive way to house and care for people with disabilities?

What is the societal promotion of negative beliefs that tends to portray people with disabilities as deviant or incompetent?

Phillipa uses a wheel chair to get from place to place. She is going to see an accountant to get her taxes done. Unfortunately, she cannot get into the office because there are stairs but no ramps to get into the building. This barrier causes her to have a(n)

Explain three of the seven historic perceptions of people with disabilities and give examples of how these perceptions might still be present today.

Cities prevented the establishment of group homes in certain neighborhood by all but which of the following ways?

Which historical perception of people with disabilities defined the disability as being a temporary condition that could be cured with the right treatment?

Which is not a historical perspective of people with disabilities?

Erroneous assumptions are made about people with disabilities. What assumption is being made when a person with a disability is not allowed to pursue an educational course of study of his or her choice?

What was the purpose of confining people with disabilities to hospices in the fourth through the sixteenth centuries?

What are prejudiced attitudes and actions towards people with disabilities based on our assumptions about them?

What usually happened to patients in institutions when states passed deinstitutionalization laws?

What was the first public acknowledgement that people with disabilities were a minority and in need of civil rights protections?

According to a survey by the Kessler Foundation (2015), why do 68.4% of working age adults with disabilities choose not to work?

What is a minority group and what are the arguments for and against declaring people with disabilities as being a minority group?

In early twentieth century American cities where were people with disabilities most likely to live?

How does the United States financially support people with disabilities who want to live independently?

What was one purpose of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHC) in 1975?

What group of children is most likely to be overrepresented in special education with a diagnosis of mental retardation in at least 45 states?

What is ableism?

What is a disability?

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Exam 12: Ableism: Disability Does Not Mean Inability

What is the most inexpensive way to house and care for people with disabilities?

What is the societal promotion of negative beliefs that tends to portray people with disabilities as deviant or incompetent?

Phillipa uses a wheel chair to get from place to place. She is going to see an accountant to get her taxes done. Unfortunately, she cannot get into the office because there are stairs but no ramps to get into the building. This barrier causes her to have a(n)

Explain three of the seven historic perceptions of people with disabilities and give examples of how these perceptions might still be present today.

Cities prevented the establishment of group homes in certain neighborhood by all but which of the following ways?

Which historical perception of people with disabilities defined the disability as being a temporary condition that could be cured with the right treatment?

Which is not a historical perspective of people with disabilities?

Erroneous assumptions are made about people with disabilities. What assumption is being made when a person with a disability is not allowed to pursue an educational course of study of his or her choice?

What was the purpose of confining people with disabilities to hospices in the fourth through the sixteenth centuries?

What are prejudiced attitudes and actions towards people with disabilities based on our assumptions about them?

What usually happened to patients in institutions when states passed deinstitutionalization laws?

What was the first public acknowledgement that people with disabilities were a minority and in need of civil rights protections?

According to a survey by the Kessler Foundation (2015), why do 68.4% of working age adults with disabilities choose not to work?

What is a minority group and what are the arguments for and against declaring people with disabilities as being a minority group?

In early twentieth century American cities where were people with disabilities most likely to live?

How does the United States financially support people with disabilities who want to live independently?

What was one purpose of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHC) in 1975?

What group of children is most likely to be overrepresented in special education with a diagnosis of mental retardation in at least 45 states?

What is ableism?

What is a disability?

Understanding Ourselves and Others: Clarifying Values and Language

Understanding Prejudice and Its Causes

Communication, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution

Immigration and Oppression: The Assault on Cultural and Language Diversity

Race and Oppression: The Experiences of People of Color

Religion and Oppression: The Struggle for Religious Freedom

Rejecting Oppressive Relationships: The Logic of Cultural Pluralism for a Diverse Society

Racism: Confronting a Legacy of White Domination in America

Classism: Misperceptions and Myths About Income, Wealth, and Poverty

Sexism: Where the Personal Becomes Political

Heterosexism: Challenging the Heterosexism Assumption

Pluralism in Schools: The Promise of Multicultural Education

Pluralism in Society: Creating Unity in a Diverse America

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