Question 1

What is ableism?
A) A barrier that limits opportunities for a person to participate in an activity
B) The belief that people with disabilities are inferior to able-bodied people
C) Established laws, customs and practices that allow systematic discrimination against someone with a disability
D) Products and environment designed to be available to everyone

Accepted Answer

Ableism is the belief that people with disabilities are inferior to able-bodied people, leading to discrimination and social prejudice against individuals with disabilities.

Question 2

What was the first public acknowledgement that people with disabilities were a minority and in need of civil rights protections?
A) The Rehabilitation Act
B) Section 504
C) Americans with Disabilities Act
D) The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

What Act provides people with disabilities legal recourse against discrimination?
A) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
B) The Rehabilitation Act
C) Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHC)
D) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides comprehensive civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in various areas such as employment, public accommodations, and transportation.

Question 4

Batavia (2001) argues that people with disabilities should not be considered an oppressed minority. Which of the following was not an argument against classifying people with disabilities as an oppressed minority?
A) The Americans with Disabilities Act advanced the opportunities of the handicapped so much they no longer qualified as an oppressed minority.
B) People with handicaps are better off in the U.S than in the rest of the world.
C) A disability has a significant impact on a person's daily life.
D) People with disabilities are actually part of the majority because everyone has some type of disability.

Accepted Answer

The argument that a disability has a significant impact on a person's daily life does not address whether people with disabilities should be classified as an oppressed minority. It focuses on the personal impact of disability rather than societal classification.

Question 5

Which is not a historical perspective of people with disabilities?
A) A subhuman organism
B) Object of dread
C) A diseased organism
D) D. Curious human beings

Accepted Answer

The historical perspectives often dehumanized or stigmatized people with disabilities, viewing them as subhuman, objects of dread, or diseased. "Curious human beings" does not fit this pattern of negative historical perspectives.

Question 6

What is the societal promotion of negative beliefs that tends to portray people with disabilities as deviant or incompetent?
A) Institutional ableism
B) Cultural ableism
C) Normalization
D) Ableism

Accepted Answer

Cultural ableism refers to societal norms and beliefs that perpetuate negative stereotypes and portray people with disabilities as deviant or incompetent.

Question 7

Which historical perception of people with disabilities defined the disability as being a temporary condition that could be cured with the right treatment?
A) As an "Object of Dread"
B) As a "Subhuman Organism"
C) As an "Object of Pity"
D) As a "Diseased Organism"

Accepted Answer

The perception of people with disabilities as a "Diseased Organism" viewed disability as a temporary condition that could potentially be cured with the right treatment, reflecting a medical model approach.

Question 8

Several groups in the disabled community have refused to participate in telethons and other fundraisers because they feel it contributes to the perception that they are
A) Objects of ridicule
B) Objects of pity
C) Menaces to society
D) Subhuman organisms

Accepted Answer

Many in the disabled community feel that telethons and fundraisers often portray them as objects of pity, focusing on their disabilities rather than their abilities, which can perpetuate negative stereotypes and undermine their dignity.

Question 9

The deaf community is often defined as a deaf culture. Which of the following is not an attribute that must be shared by all members of a culture?
A) Formal acknowledgement and identification by the dominant culture
B) Network of voluntary in group social organizations
C) Shared historical experiences
D) A common language

Accepted Answer

Formal acknowledgement and identification by the dominant culture is not a necessary attribute for a group to be considered a culture. Cultures can exist and thrive without recognition from the dominant culture.

Question 10

What is the clearest and most positive example of a disability culture?
A) Children's stories and myths
B) Telethons that raise money for disabled children
C) P.T. Barnum's Circus
D) The Deaf community

Accepted Answer

The Deaf community is a well-recognized example of a disability culture, with its own language (American Sign Language), social norms, and shared experiences that foster a strong sense of identity and community.

Question 11

What is often the result of a group of people coming together who have shared histories, languages, in group social organizations, and unique artifacts?
A) They become codependent and cannot succeed.
B) They seclude themselves from the rest of society because of ridicule.
C) A cultural group is developed.
D) They are seen as objects of dread.

Accepted Answer

When people with shared histories, languages, social structures, and artifacts come together, they typically form a cultural group, which is characterized by these common elements.

Question 12

The deaf community advocates for a bilingual/bicultural approach in classrooms educating deaf children and youth. Which of the following is not a reason for this approach?
A) It challenges the perspective that deafness is a deficit.
B) It encourages people with deafness to maintain childish behaviors rather than learn to live independently.
C) It helps deaf students learn Standard English.
D) It benefits hearing student to learn about deaf culture and history.

Accepted Answer

The bilingual/bicultural approach does not encourage childish behaviors; rather, it promotes independence and cultural identity by valuing both sign language and spoken/written language.

Question 13

What are prejudiced attitudes and actions towards people with disabilities based on our assumptions about them?
A) Individual ableism
B) Institutional ableism
C) Cultural Ableism
D) A culture

Accepted Answer

Individual ableism refers to personal prejudiced attitudes and actions towards people with disabilities based on assumptions about them.

Question 14

What does the medical model of disability assume?
A) That all problems a person with disabilities has stems from that disability.
B) That people with disabilities are victims of their disability
C) That people with disabilities are helpless and dependent on others.
D) That it is a biological problem and a cure should be found.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Erroneous assumptions are made about people with disabilities. What assumption is being made when a person with a disability is not allowed to pursue an educational course of study of his or her choice?
A) That a person's self-concept is based on his or her disability
B) That all barriers to learning will stem from the disability
C) That a person with a disability will always need assistance
D) That a person's disability should be cured before pursuing higher learning

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

What group of children is most likely to be overrepresented in special education with a diagnosis of mental retardation in at least 45 states?
A) Asian American/Pacific Islander children
B) Black children
C) Latino children
D) White children

Accepted Answer

Black children are most likely to be overrepresented in special education with a diagnosis of mental retardation in many states due to systemic biases and disparities in educational assessments and resources.

Question 17

What is more likely to be a consequence for black children labeled emotional disturbance than for white children?
A) They are more likely to end up in the juvenile justice system.
B) They are less likely to end up in the juvenile justice system.
C) They are more likely to be placed in mainstream classes than white children.
D) They are more likely to be suspended from schools.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

What is a disability?
A) A restriction of ability or activity caused by an impairment
B) An environmental or attitudinal barrier that limits a person's opportunities
C) Policies and practices that make life conditions for those with a disability as good as those of the average citizen
D) The determination of a person's abilities based on comparison to an able-bodied person

Accepted Answer

A disability is typically defined as a restriction of ability or activity caused by an impairment, which can be physical, mental, or sensory.

Question 19

Phillipa uses a wheel chair to get from place to place. She is going to see an accountant to get her taxes done. Unfortunately, she cannot get into the office because there are stairs but no ramps to get into the building. This barrier causes her to have a(n)
A) Disability
B) Deviancy
C) Handicap
D) Ableism

Accepted Answer

A handicap refers to a disadvantage that makes achievement difficult, such as the lack of a ramp for someone in a wheelchair, which prevents access.

Question 20

What was the purpose of confining people with disabilities to hospices in the fourth through the sixteenth centuries?
A) To protect the world from the wickedness of deviant human beings
B) To rehabilitate people with disabilities and return them to society
C) To protect and care for people with disabilities
D) To teach people with disabilities a trade that they could use upon returning to society

Accepted Answer

During the fourth through the sixteenth centuries, hospices were primarily intended to provide care and protection for people with disabilities, rather than focusing on rehabilitation or teaching trades.

Quiz 12: Ableism: Disability Does Not Mean Inability

What is ableism?

What was the first public acknowledgement that people with disabilities were a minority and in need of civil rights protections?

What Act provides people with disabilities legal recourse against discrimination?

Batavia (2001) argues that people with disabilities should not be considered an oppressed minority. Which of the following was not an argument against classifying people with disabilities as an oppressed minority?

Which is not a historical perspective of people with disabilities?

What is the societal promotion of negative beliefs that tends to portray people with disabilities as deviant or incompetent?

Which historical perception of people with disabilities defined the disability as being a temporary condition that could be cured with the right treatment?

Several groups in the disabled community have refused to participate in telethons and other fundraisers because they feel it contributes to the perception that they are

The deaf community is often defined as a deaf culture. Which of the following is not an attribute that must be shared by all members of a culture?

What is the clearest and most positive example of a disability culture?

What is often the result of a group of people coming together who have shared histories, languages, in group social organizations, and unique artifacts?

The deaf community advocates for a bilingual/bicultural approach in classrooms educating deaf children and youth. Which of the following is not a reason for this approach?

What are prejudiced attitudes and actions towards people with disabilities based on our assumptions about them?

What does the medical model of disability assume?

Erroneous assumptions are made about people with disabilities. What assumption is being made when a person with a disability is not allowed to pursue an educational course of study of his or her choice?

What group of children is most likely to be overrepresented in special education with a diagnosis of mental retardation in at least 45 states?

What is more likely to be a consequence for black children labeled emotional disturbance than for white children?

What is a disability?

Phillipa uses a wheel chair to get from place to place. She is going to see an accountant to get her taxes done. Unfortunately, she cannot get into the office because there are stairs but no ramps to get into the building. This barrier causes her to have a(n)

What was the purpose of confining people with disabilities to hospices in the fourth through the sixteenth centuries?