Deck 8: Disability

Question 1

Which of these models are reflected in the definition used for determining eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits?

A)Economic
B)Medical
C)Functional
D)Both economic and medical

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Rehabilitation emerged with the establishment of the first hospital-school in 1910, which provided adaptive equipment and was a model for many institutions, but they continued to

A)remove children from home and family.
B)label them idiots and lunatics.
C)segregate them from other children.
D)teach them working skills and not reading and writing.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Workmen's compensation benefits were established by

A)the Social Security Act.
B)ADA
C)IDEA
D)none of these; there is no national program.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The first national disability program in the U.S. provided benefits for

A)elderly people with disabilities.
B)people with disabilities who were unemployed.
C)veterans with disabilities.
D)all of these.

Question 5

There is no evidence that poverty is associated with increased risk of disability.

Question 6

The first national disability program in the U.S. was established for veterans on the basis of moral obligation and not on need of the disabled.

Question 7

Which of the following requires that any new buildings using federal funds after 1968 should provide access for people with disabilities?

A)Americans with Disabilities Act
B)Fair Housing Act
C)American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
D)Architectural Barriers Act

Question 8

Disability Insurance was part of the 1935 Social Security Act.

Question 9

In the case of Carolyn C. Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp., the Supreme Court held that

A)corrective measures made the individual ineligible for ADA protections.
B)receipt of DI did not necessarily make an individual ineligible for ADA protections.
C)an individual's disability that allowed for performance of household chores did not confer eligibility for ADA protections.
D)inappropriate institutionalization of a person with disabilities constitutes discrimination.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the treatment of addiction under SSI and DI programs?

A)Those whose disability is caused by addiction must participate in treatment.
B)Those whose disability is due to addiction must receive payment through a representative payee.
C)Those whose disability is due to addiction may not receive payments through these programs.
D)Those whose disability is caused by addiction must work to receive benefits.

Question 11

During the 19th century in the U.S., people with disabilities were

A)cared for at home by family members.
B)labeled idiots and lunatics and placed in institutions.
C)provided special education.
D)forced to work at menial labor with no pay.

Question 12

Throughout the disability rights movement, more than 50 pieces of legislation were passed based primarily on which of the following that redefined disability?

A)Philosophy of independent living and adequate services
B)Equal Rights Amendment
C)Civil Rights Act
D)American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)

Question 13

The Zebley decision increased the number of children receiving SSI by almost 50% due to which of the following?

A)Improved outreach to inform parents of children's eligibility
B)Involvement of schools that began processing children's applications
C)Increase in the number of children born with disabilities
D)Functional disability added to the medical criteria for eligibility

Question 14

Which of the following is considered significant because it prohibits medically unnecessary placement of a disabled person in an institution?

A)ADA
B)Olmstead decision
C)Zebley decision
D)IDEA

Question 15

Which legislation eliminated eligibility for DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid for those whose disability was related to drug or alcohol addiction?

A)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PROWRA)
B)Americans with Disabilities Act
C)Contract with America Advancement Act
D)None of these; they are eligible for these benefits with certain restrictions.

Question 16

During the 19th century, children born with disabilities were placed in asylums or isolated in their homes.

Question 17

One of the reasons for continued rising enrollment in DI is expansion of eligibility to include

A)drug and alcohol addiction.
B)high numbers of returning veterans who are disabled.
C)mental illness and musculoskeletal system disorders.
D)fraudulent cases by those who are able-bodied and healthy.

Question 18

When ADAPT works on implementation of the Olmstead decision, it is

A)working to move people with disabilities out of institutions.
B)challenging states for failure to deliver appropriate education to children with disabilities.
C)expanding the definition of disability for ADA purposes.
D)doing all of these.

Question 19

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act required

A)that all states provide an appropriate elementary and secondary education for children with disabilities.
B)that states assess children with disabilities and develop "individualized educational plans" for them.
C)that education be provided in the "least restrictive environment" for children with disabilities.
D)all of these.

Question 20

Which of the following separated vocational rehabilitation funding as DI of the Social Security Act?

A)Contract with America Advancement Act
B)Americans with Disabilities Act
C)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PROWRA)
D)Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Question 21

Some of the increase in the number of SSI recipients during the early 1990s was due to cost-shifting from the state to federal benefits.

Question 22

The U.S. does not have a single disability policy; rather, there are four policy types that address disability. List these four.

Question 23

Discuss the ecological approach to defining disability and give an example of policy or legislature that applies to this model.

Question 24

List five pieces of legislation that were significant for disability rights that passed in the last half of the 20th century.

Question 25

Discuss how the different definitions of disability have affected policy changes or development.

Question 26

SSI recipients whose disability was due to addiction increased almost ten times between 1990-1996 due to a rise in the number of addicted persons between ages 19-24.

Question 27

U.S. disability policies reflect the different definitions of disability.

Question 28

U.S. public policy reflects four approaches to defining disability. List them and offer a definition for each

Question 29

Since its inception, the number of Americans receiving DI benefits has risen dramatically.

Question 30

The National Council on Independent Living was founded in 1982 and is the major center for advocacy for independent living for persons who are disabled.