Deck 5: Individuals With Disabilities

Question 1

Individuals with disabilities are protected by:

A) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990
B) American with Disabilities Act of 1990
C) Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Which statement is not included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?

A) Guarantees children with disabilities a right to a free appropriate education
B) Right to receive the very best education possible
C) Right to substantive and procedural due process
D) Right to an education in public schools

Answer 2

Right to receive the very best education possible

Question 3

Which of the following items is not included in the IDEA:

A) Substantive and procedural due process rights
B) New formulas for allocating funds to state and local education agencies
C) Funds allocated on a priority basis based on children with most severe disabilities
D) Special education and related services

Answer 3

Funds allocated on a priority basis based on children with most severe disabilities

Question 4

The National Council on Disability:

A) Is an independent agency consisting of twenty members
B) Members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
C) Found that all states failed to ensure compliance in a majority of the key compliance areas
D) Formulated as its purpose the promotion of affirmative action policies designed to protect individuals with disabilities

Question 5

Functional exclusion of disabled children occurs when children with disabilities:

A) Receive a highly inappropriate placement that denies them the opportunity to receive an appropriate education
B) Do not receive a free public school education
C) Are misdiagnosed regarding need transitional services
D) Excluded from public schools and placed in a private facility

Question 6

Special education teachers must:

A) Be highly qualified under No Child Left Behind
B) Earn a special education certificate
C) Pass a state licensing exam
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which item is not included in Response To Intervention?

A) A data based process of diagnosing learning disabilities
B) A combination of assessment and interventions used to provide early, effective assistance and support to children who experience difficulty learning
C) A method used to provide special education and related services
D) An alternative to identifying learning disabilities

Question 8

Which item is not included in a disabled child's IEP?

A) Child's present level of educational performance
B) Statement of annual goals and long-term instructional objectives
C) A description of specific educational services to be provided and a determination as to whether the child is able to participate in the regular educational program
D) A description of transitional services

Question 9

Technology assistive services for children with disabilities include:

A) Purchasing, leasing or providing for the acquisition of assistive technology
B) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, and replacing technology assistive devices
C) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices.
D) All of the above

Question 10

Which of these items are not included under program review for children with disabilities?

A) All members of the IEP team are required to attend the program review meeting
B) IEP must be reviewed annually
C) The child's parent or legal guardian must be notified
D) If either objects, an impartial hearing must be held to resolve the conflict

Question 11

An education-related service is:

A) A service that must be provided to allow a child with disabilities to benefit from special education
B) A single service or an entire range of services or programs needed to benefit the child
C) A service that may involve transportation, medical, counseling, psychological, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, occupational therapy, nursing and interpreting services.
D) All of the above

Question 12

Isolation and restraint laws were enacted to:

A) Ensure equal protection and to protect the safety of students with disabilities
B) Assist teachers in disciplining students with disabilities
C) Assist school officials in removing unruly students from school
D) Protect non-disabled students from aggressive students with disabilities

Question 13

Children with disabilities may:

A) Be disciplined for misbehavior just as other students are disciplined based on school policy
B) Be suspended and/or expelled just as other students are suspended based on school policy
C) Be required to attend an alternative school
D) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following items is not associated with discipline of students with disabilities?

A) Place a student in an interim alternative educational setting (IAES) for up to ten days if the same sanction is used for students without disabilities
B) Suspend the student up to fifteen days provided if the same sanction is used for students without disabilities
C) Place the student in an interim alternative education setting up to forty-five days if the same sanction is used for students without disabilities
D) Request a hearing officer to place a dangerous student into an IAES for up to forty-five days.

Question 15

The ADA Amendments Act of 2008:

A) Clarified and reiterates who is covered by the law's civil rights protection
B) Revises the definition of a disability
C) States that mitigating measures with a few exceptions have no bearing in determining whether a disability qualifies under the law
D) All of the above

Question 16

Isolation and restraint laws are designed to::

A) Provide greater latitude to teachers in controlling disruptive behavior in the classroom
B) Provide parents the flexibility to discipline their children
C) Protect students from unwarranted and unsafe restraint and isolation measures
D) None of the above

Question 17

Individuals with disabilities are protected by two significant federal statutes.

Question 18

The IDEA places an obligation on each state to ensure equal access to a public education for children with disabilities.

Question 19

A school district may not provide services for disabled students if it can show that they cannot benefit from special education.

Question 20

Children with disabilities must be able to show that they can benefit from special education to receive appropriate services.

Question 21

Severely disabled students are guaranteed the same rights as those who are less severely disabled.

Question 22

Services for children with disabilities include training in basic functional living skills.

Question 23

A school may not remove disabled students from their placement for disruptive conduct related to their disability.

Question 24

A school may follow normal discipline procedures for conduct unrelated to a disability especially in dangerous situations.

Question 25

A school district is not required to provide notice to parents of disabled students if changes in the child's education program are only contemplated rather than executed.

Question 26

Under the ADA, a disabled person is one who has a physical impairment that limits a major life activity, a person who has a past record of such impairment or one who is regarded by other people as having such an impairment.

Question 27

Under the newly authorized act, a member of the IEP team may not be required to attend if the parent and LEA agree in writing.

Question 28

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 applies only to persons aged 3 to 21 in educational institutions.

Question 29

Section 504 does not require affirmative action on behalf of disabled persons but merely requires no discrimination against them.

Question 30

The IDEA requires both procedural and substantive rights.

Question 31

The IDEA mandates equality of results regarding children with disabilities.

Question 32

Severely disabled children are guaranteed the same rights as those who are less severely disabled.

Question 33

Under the 2004 Reauthorized Act, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) must be reviewed and revised if appropriate at least bi-annually.

Question 34

A parent has a right to an independent educational evaluation at his/her expense if he/she disagrees with the school district's evaluation prior to placing a disabled child unless the hearing officer agrees.

Question 35

A related service is a single service or program that should be provided in order for a disabled student to benefit from special education.

Question 36

A parent may appeal to a hearing officer the determination concerning any discipline-related placement decision.

Question 37

The new reauthorized act (IDEIA) provides new formulas for allocating funds that include the number of children receiving special education and related services aged 3-6 and 7-21 (ages 3-5 and 6-21.)

Question 38

The required evaluation procedures under the reauthorized act used to address specific learning disabilities may include a process to determine if a disabled child responds to scientific research based intervention.

Question 39

Under IDEIA, IEP teams must spell out short term objectives for all children with disabilities. (Only required for children who are taking alternative assessment standards.)

Question 40

Under the No Child Left Behind Act, grade level standards for students with disabilities must be aligned with state standards.

Question 41

A state or local education agency may be awarded attorney's fees who prevails based on a frivolous or an unreasonable complaint by a parent or the parent's attorney who continues to litigate after the litigation becomes frivolous.

Question 42

Response to Intervention applies to students with disabilities.

Question 43

Isolation and restraint laws were passed to ensure that students with disabilities were placed in the least restrictive environment.

Question 44

Explain the significance of the Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children v. Commonwealth and Mills v. Board of Education regarding children with disabilities.

Question 45

Explain the significance of the following cases:
a. Timothy W. v. Rochester
b. Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley
c. Irving Independent School District v. Tatro

Question 46

What is the value of Response to Intervention for diagnosing potential learning disabilities?

Question 47

Explain the difference between a related service, a medical service, and the implications for school personnel.

Question 48

Explain the significance of the technology-related assistance for the Individuals with Disabilities Act and its importance to public schools.

Question 49

Discuss the pros and cons regarding the concept of inclusion.

Question 50

Explain the formation of the National Council on Disability and its primary function.

Question 51

Discuss functional exclusion and the legal ramifications associated with the concept.

Question 52

What steps would you recommend be taken before a formal assessment of a child takes place?

Question 53

What latitude, if any, do school districts have with respect to the following areas regarding disabled students:
a. length of the school year
b. residential placement
c. private school placement
d. discipline

Question 54

What latitude do school personnel have with respect to disciplining students with disabilities?

Question 55

Discuss the Fourteenth Amendment as it applies to disabled employees.
a. What is the significance of ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to disabled individuals?
b. What is the relationship of these statutes to persons who have contracted the AIDS virus or tuberculosis?
c. What special considerations must be granted with respect to:

Question 56

Employment

Question 57

Reassignment/promotion to employment

Question 58

Dismissal

Question 59

Write a set of guidelines that should be followed in dealing with disabled employees. (Support your response with appropriate court action [decisions] where possible. (Be thorough in your response.)

Question 60

Discuss the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act to include the following:
a. definition
b. purpose
c. services
d. training for teachers, employers, administrators, or other
e. persons who interact directly with disabled students

Question 61

What is the significance of Response to Intervention and the multi-tiered approach to learning for students?