Deck 22: Persons With Disabilities: Barriers to Their Full Participation in Society

Question 1

Find three different definitions of "disability" and discuss which you believe holds the greatest merit.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Lepofsky stated that "collective agreements, employer policies, and insurance plans may include provisions which create barriers that make it difficult for people with some disabilities to obtain competitive employment or to take advantage of benefit plans used by other employers" (p. 336). Try to find examples either through reviewing research literature or by examining policies, plans or agreements. What changes might you recommend in relation to the identified barriers?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Research the goals and services of an organization that advocates with and on behalf of people who have a long-term disability.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Research the goals and services of an organization that advocates with and on behalf of people who have an intellectual disability.

Question 5

Research the goals and services of an organization that advocates with and on behalf of people who have a mental disability.

Question 6

What are four examples of "personal barriers"?

Question 7

Explain why the passage of the 2005 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities regulations is encouraging?

Question 8

Without knowing it, how might some parents of children with disabilities create barriers that could prevent the children from learning to make choices?

Question 9

What are three of the many attitudes that underlie barriers against persons with disabilities?

Question 10

What are some of the sources of many attitudinal barriers?

Question 11

"Ownership of a disability" refers to:

A) Accepting the fact that the disability will limit what one is capable of doing in life
B) Surpassing it to the extent that it is no longer the cardinal point around which all of life's activities revolve
C) Communicating with people on first contact that one is affected by a disability
D) Making the disability the pivotal focus in the life of its owner

Question 12

Attitudes and behaviour related to accommodating people with disabilities will only change when:

A) People realize that a large number of people will benefit from the accommodations that are made.
B) People can be convinced that changes will not be too costly.
C) There is more education about why accommodation is important.
D) There is strong, effective, and mandatory legislation enforced by the courts.

Question 13

A willingness to be helpful in knocking down barriers against persons with disabilities, enhanced with careful planning that considers all types of disabilities requires:

A) Knowledge of needs and co-ordination of resources that can be allocated to meet needs
B) Knowledge of needs and ability to use media to advocate for needs
C) Co-ordination of resources that can be allocated to meet needs and the support of policy makers
D) Organizational skills and an interdisciplinary approach.

Question 14

What does "tokenism" refer to with regard to persons with disabilities?

A) Being offered material goods other than wages for work.
B) The decision on the part of governments, people, and organizations to hire one person with a disability in each program or department.
C) Being bribed to not report when buildings are not accessible.
D) The decision on the part of governments, people, and organizations to do only the minimum in removing barriers against persons with disabilities.

Question 15

When most people think of disabilities they tend to think only of:

A) Physical ones
B) Developmental or intellectual disabilities
C) Learning disabilities
D) Mental disorders

Question 16

One of the most obvious and powerful attitudinal barriers faced by persons with disabilities in becoming equal participants in society is:

A) Impatience that results in Frustration
B) Prejudice that results in discrimination
C) Lack of understanding that results in ignorance
D) Intolerance that results in exclusion

Question 17

What is the major cause of disability?

A) Falling
B) Environmental hazards
C) Aging
D) Genetics

Question 18

The number of people with disabilities is:

A) Steadily decreasing
B) Remaining the same
C) Slightly decreasing
D) Steadily growing

Question 19

What types of disabilities can create hardships and barriers for some people but are often overlooked?

A) Short-term disabilities
B) Physical disabilities
C) Learning disabilities
D) Mental disabilities

Question 20

When a person loses a child or a spouse and attempts to go through the various stages of the grieving process, this type of disability is referred to as:

A) Grief disability
B) Mental disability
C) Emotional disability
D) Intellectual disability

Question 21

The Crown corporation Via Rail which was taken to court by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities spent more in legal fees than it would have cost to make its trains accessible.

Question 22

When it comes to caregivers and family members who take on total responsibility for older persons with disabilities, a tendency to overprotect is rare.

Question 23

People who are responsible for making buildings accessible usually concentrate on 2-3 types of disabilities at a time, which does not help people with other types of impairments.

Question 24

A building that does not comply with an applicable building code need not be retrofitted to comply with that law if it is not renovated.

Question 25

Barrier removal costs very little, if anything at all.

Question 26

Many people in authority in the public and private sectors do not know that they have created barriers.

Question 27

While many people can and do have more than one disability it is most often readily apparent which of their conditions is the most disabling for them.

Question 28

Concrete and physical barriers are more difficult to remove or prevent than attitudinal barriers.

Question 29

In the very near future more goods, services, and facilities designed to meet the needs of persons with disabilities will be required.

Question 30

Almost all people will experience some sort of disability at one point in their lives.