Disability Centrality Scale

ADA Knowledge Scale

Name: ______

Instructions: Please read each of the following statements carefully and CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY.

1. According to the ADA, a person is disabled if he or she meets which of the following criteria:

a. He or she is substantially impaired with regard to a major life activity.

b. He or she has a record of such impairment.

c. He or she is likely to acquire such impairment.

d. He or she is regarded as having such an impairment.

2. The term “auxiliary aids” includes which of the following:

a. Qualified readers, taped texts, brailled texts

b. Acquisition or modification of equipment or devices

c. Qualified interpreters

d. Interpreters with a basic understanding of ASL

3. A reasonable accommodation may include:

a. Job restructuring

b. Provision of qualified readers or interpreters

c. Making facilities accessible, such as bathrooms

d. Provision of access features in the home of a qualified person

4. The term “public accommodations” refers to places such as:

a. Malls, hotels, restaurants

b. The homes of your friends and family

c. Libraries, theaters, zoos, prisons

d. Churches, private clubs

5. Examples of disabled individuals are:

a. Little people, people with mental illness, people with AIDS

b. Pregnant women

c. People who suffer from extreme shyness

d. Cancer survivors

e. Kleptomaniacs

6. The employment provisions of the ADA apply to all State and local governments, regardless of size.

7. Public Accommodations include all restaurants, except certain hot dog stands when there is more than one hot dog stand within a 2 city block area.

TRUE FALSE FALSE

TRUE FALSE

8. Telecommunications companies offering phone service to the general public must, with few exceptions, offer a telephone relay service to individuals who use TTYs.

9. The ADA cannot protect disabled individuals who are threatened when attempting to assert their rights.

10. A person with a disability may file only one ADA Complaint within any 1 year period.

TRUE FALSE