Exam 11: Ability

What is a principle for creating sustainable access to post-secondary education?

Among children in Canada between the ages of 5 and 14, what is the most common type of disability?

Which type of disability has the highest poverty rates?

Not-for-profit social agency XYZ protects the rights of persons with disabilities to full participation, equity, and non-discrimination.XYZ is currently working on a case in which a student with medically certified "invisible" disabilities has been denied appropriate accommodations because of a doubt that the disability really exists.The agency will represent the student in his complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission.The work of this agency is an example of which disabilities perspective?

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities' vision statement includes "Canadians with disabilities…have the necessary support to fully access and benefit from all that Canada has to offer." Which disability perspective is this an example of?

Katie attends a workshop because she wants to learn more about her bipolar disorder.The professor giving the workshop spends the entire time discussing the research findings on the potential causes of bipolar disorder.Some of the studies looked at genetic contributions such as abnormal sequences of DNA, physiological changes in the brain, neurotransmitter imbalances, and hormonal changes.Which perspective is the professor using?

Which organization is the authority on health issues?

How does the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities define persons with disabilities?

How does stigma affect people who are experiencing mental health problems with getting help? What can be done to reduce the stigma?

University XYZ is advertising a doctoral program in physical therapy that gives students the education they need to work with patients who have been functionally impaired from injuries or disease.The perspective used in this program is defined as which of the following?

Which type of discrimination has seen the largest number of complaints received by the Canadian Human Rights Commission over the past several years?

The March of Dimes offers employment programs that help persons with disabilities find permanent employment.Which disability perspective does this program use?

The most prevalent type of disability reported by Canadian adults is limitation resulting from what?

Amanda has a brain tumour.Her team of health professionals includes a neurosurgeon who will remove the brain tumour, a neuro-oncologist who will administer radiation treatments, a neurologist who will manage her seizures, a physiotherapist who will help with her physical rehabilitation, and a neuroscientist who will help with her cognitive rehabilitation.Which perspective is this approach to care taking?

Photographer Rick Guidotti began to redefine the concept of beauty through his not-for-profit organization called Positive Exposure.He uses photography to change public perceptions of people living with genetic, physical, and behavioural differences.Which disability perspective does Positive Exposure use?

For individuals who are working, how likely is it that people with disabilities will live with low incomes compared to those without disabilities?

Patricia is applying for income support through the Ontario Disability Support Program.She has to show that she has a substantial physical or mental impairment that will last for at least one year, either continuously or recurrently.She also needs to show that her impairment will substantially restrict at least one of the following activities of daily living: attending to personal care, functioning in the community, or functioning in the workplace.Which perspective does this program use?

According to Chapter 11's "In Their Shoes" feature, which action would a person in a wheelchair prefer?

An architectural firm was hired to build a new campus for ABC University.They designed the building with the ramps and doors required by law.The student union made several recommendations based on the principles of universal design, such as having wider hallways and door frames.The architects responded that the students' recommendations were too expensive and the building needed to serve the needs of the majority of students.What perspective did the architectural firm use in their response to the student union?

Advertisers use "normal" people in their ads, people with disabilities are not portrayed in movies and on television, people focus on disability as being a tragedy to overcome, and people with psychiatric disabilities are pathologized as serial killers.What are these phenomena examples of?