1. A person with a disability has applied for a job with an employer who is subject to the ADA. The job applicant has the knowledge and experience required for the job and is the most qualified candidate. However, because of a disability, the applicant would need additional equipment, including an adjustable desk and an adapted keyboard and mouse, to perform the job. What kind of accommodations does the ADA require the employer to make? a) The employer must purchase the additional equipment so that the employee can do the job. b) The employer can hire a person who can do the job without adaptive equipment, even if that person is less qualified. c) The employer can hire the person, but require that they provide their own adaptive desk, keyboard, and mouse. d) The employer must make any accommodation the person requires to do the job, even if it presents a hardship for the employer.
1. A person with a disability has applied for a job with an employer who is subject to the ADA. The job applicant has the knowledge and experience required for the job and is the most qualified candidate. However, because of a disability, the applicant would need additional equipment, including an adjustable desk and an adapted keyboard and mouse, to perform the job. What kind of accommodations does the ADA require the employer to make?
| a) The employer must purchase the additional equipment so that the employee can do the job. |
| b) The employer can hire a person who can do the job without adaptive equipment, even if that person is less qualified. |
| c) The employer can hire the person, but require that they provide their own adaptive desk, keyboard, and mouse. |
| d) The employer must make any accommodation the person requires to do the job, even if it presents a hardship for the employer. |
2. Armand lives in a group home. He stays in his room almost all day, every day. The staff make sure he eats and takes baths, but they do not take him out for activities. They do not even help him find things to do in the house. He rarely leaves the house or talks to anyone. Which of Armand’s rights is MOST relevant to this situation?
| a) Right to privacy |
| b) Reasonable accommodation |
| c) Right to have relationships |
| d) Right to active treatment |
3. True/False: If a person has a legal guardian, the guardian can decide if the person should vote or not.
| a) True |
| c) False |
4. Isaiah makes a lot of repeated phone calls to people, sometimes late at night. It really upsets some of them. Your coworker says he is considering telling Isaiah that he cannot make phone calls unless a staff member is in the room with him. Your coworker wants to know if you think this is a good idea. What should you tell your coworker about his idea?
| a) Explain that requiring Isaiah to do this would violate his right to privacy. |
| b) Agree that it is necessary to monitor Isaiah’s calls to prevent him from disturbing other people. |
| c) Suggest that instead of monitoring phone calls you simply turn the phone off late at night. |
| d) Explain that the people who are bothered must request a reasonable accommodation before you can do anything about Isaiah’s calls. |
5. Susan works at the local grocery store stocking shelves. She wants to learn how to operate the cash register and work as a cashier, but she does not know how to talk to her boss about it. You are not sure if this is a good idea because you know that the cashier shifts are longer and less flexible. You do not think the schedule change would work well for Susan. Which of the following actions would MOST support self-advocacy?
| a) You arrange a meeting with Susan and her employer so you can talk about the accommodations Susan would need to fill the cashier role. |
| b) You help Susan plan out the steps of asking her boss for a meeting. You also help her type notes about what she wants to say in the meeting. |
| c) You tell Susan you are excited to hear that she is pursuing her goals, and ask her to let you know the outcome of her discussion with her boss. |
| d) You explain to Susan that the cashier schedule would be too hard for her. You ask her not to talk to her boss about a change. |
6. When it is acceptable to restrict a person's rights?
| a) When the person’s support team strongly disagrees with a decision the person makes. |
| b) When the person’s behavior is disruptive or offensive. |
| c) Only when there is no other reasonable way to keep people safe. |
| d) There is never an acceptable reason to restrict a person’s rights. |
7. Which law requires businesses that serve the public to be accessible to people with disabilities?
| a) Americans with Disabilities Act |
| b) Adaptations for Dependent Americans |
| c) Amendment for Disabled Access |
| d) Accessibility for Disabled Adults |
8. When a person with an intellectual disability turns 18, who has the legal authority to make decisions for them?
| a) Their parents automatically become their legal guardians. |
| b) The court will appoint a temporary guardian until a competence decision is made. |
| c) No one. The person is presumed incompetent until a hearing can establish competence. |
| d) The person has the authority to make their own decisions unless a court has found them incompetent. |
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