Deck 7: Disability As Difference

Question 1

When was the first committee to deal with issues affecting the disabled in terms of a human rights framework held?

A) 1969
B) 1980
C) 1990
D) 2000

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The sociopolitical model emphasizes the cost of a person's disability to themselves and to society as a whole.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which disabled group was the first in Canada to be provided with educational services?

A) the developmentally disabled
B) the hearing impaired and the visually impaired
C) the mentally ill
D) the learning disabled

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What did disabled Canadians most highly prioritize for improvement in a 1993 survey on their quality of life?

A) Access to accommodation
B) Education
C) Accessible transportation
D) Income

Question 5

The Canadian Human Rights Act added having a handicap as grounds of discrimination in 1981.

Question 6

Which was the first province to provide Medicare in Canada?

A) Ontario
B) Quebec
C) Nova Scotia
D) Saskatchewan

Question 7

The British North America Act divided responsibilities between the provinces and the federal government.Who was responsible for health care for natives?

A) the federal government
B) the provincial government
C) Natives themselves
D) shared responsibility between the federal and provincial governments

Question 8

The theories used to study disability outlined in this chapter are unique and can never be combined.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of the economic model?

A) It uses the concept of cost to analyze disability.
B) It uses a cost-benefit analysis to examine disability issues.
C) It emphasizes integration of the disabled into the work force.
D) It looks only at the levels of participation of the disabled in the labour force.

Question 10

Which of the following was a major finding of the Diversity Planning for Inclusive Employment (DPIE)project?

A) Major progress has been made in changing employers' attitudes about hiring the disabled.
B) Knowledge about issues facing the disabled in the labour sector had significantly increased.
C) Few technological advances had been made to assist the disabled in seeking employment.
D) Awareness of statutory obligations under the Employment Equity Act (EEA)of 2003/2004 to recruit,hire,and employ persons with disabilities was low.

Question 11

Which movement or theory led to an increase in self-help groups?

A) the consumer movement
B) the labour theory
C) the human rights movement
D) "normalization" theory

Question 12

Deinstitutionalization has not affected the number of Canadians are homeless in urban centres.

Question 13

There are more females who are disabled than males.Which factor does the textbook suggest might account for this difference?

A) different education levels between the sexes
B) women's life expectancy is greater
C) more women report disabilities than men
D) women experience medical complications related to child-bearing

Question 14

In Canada of the 1500s,who provided care for the disabled?

A) the church
B) family in New France
C) the government
D) family in Europe

Question 15

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act recognized that there is a history of discrimination toward disabled individuals in Canada.

Question 16

Physical,mental,and intellectual disabilities are not the same in terms of need and access issues.

Question 17

Which of the following gave rise to the Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons program (VRDP)?

A) the Touchstone Conference
B) the Obstacles report
C) the polio epidemic
D) World War II

Question 18

Which of the following models is most likely to look at the disabled as patients?

A) the economic model
B) the socio-political model
C) the biomedical model
D) the normalization model

Question 19

Which province recently passed comprehensive legislation to deal with disability issues?

A) Quebec
B) Newfoundland
C) British Columbia
D) Ontario

Question 20

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Disabled outlined what dramatic shift in disabled decision making?

A) a paradigm shift
B) a model shift
C) theoretical shift
D) a time shift

Question 21

List three physical barriers that would need to be overcome for a student in your class if he or she were visually impaired,and suggest some ways these barriers could be overcome.

Question 22

Select one of the three models of disability discussed in this chapter.Argue in favour of it being the model that would most increase the participation of the disabled in all aspects Canadian life because it would give rise to the greatest social policy change.Be specific and give examples to support your argument.

Question 23

Handicap was added as a ground of discrimination in 1991.

Question 24

Select a historical event as outlined in this chapter and show how this event was significant in affecting the lives of the disabled by citing at least two changes in social policy and/or programs that resulted from the event.

Question 25

Imagine you are a member of the provincial government and you have been given the portfolio to deal with issues affecting the disabled.What would be your top three priorities? Give reasons to support your selections.

Question 26

Imagine that you are involved in a major accident that leaves you paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.Examine at least two changes that would occur in your life in relation to each of education,accommodation (housing),and employment.What services or programs would you want to be provided by government to help you address each of the issues you cited?

Question 27

The fact that disabled children attend regular classrooms is related to the theory of normalization.

Question 28

One goal articulated by the disabled as cited in Obstacles (1981)is that the disabled should participate in decision making and in developing their own services and agencies.Analyze how the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Canada's signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities contribute to the achievement of this goal.

Question 29

The adoption of normalization theory partly explains the movement to deinstitutionalize many individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses.

Question 30

The development of psychoactive drugs led to the discharge of vast numbers of patients with psychiatric disorders in the 1970s.

Question 31

Discuss learning disabilities from the viewpoint of the economic model by exploring what barriers to employment individuals with learning disabilities might have and how those barriers could be overcome in the workplace.

Question 32

This chapter looked at three models of disability.Select the one you think is most helpful in increasing the participation of the disabled in the workforce.Give reasons for your selection.

Question 33

The chapter discusses the deinstitutionalization approach of the government in the 1970s.Discuss the pros and cons of this approach as it relates to the mentally ill.Be specific and give examples to support your answer.

Question 34

The chapter indicates that there is more stigmatization of the mentally ill than of other disabled groups.Agree or disagree with this assessment and support your argument with specific examples.

Question 35

How might an aging population affect services provided by the government for the disabled? Be specific and give examples.