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Disability Awareness

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an American Sign Language class we are discussing the ________ perspective related to the Deaf community.

a)

Cultural

b)

Medical or Pathological

c)

Dual (2)

d)

American

2.

This symbol means?

a)

No Audio

b)

Mute

c)

Deaf or Hard of Hearing

d)

Hearing Aid or Cochlear Implant

3.

What does this sign mean?

a)

Family

b)

Faith

c)

Interpreter (Add the person sign) or Interpret

d)

Itsy Bitsy Spider hand movements

4.

Which sign represents hearing aid?

a)
b)

Old sign for CI (flat H)

c)
d)
5.

Which listening device shown in the picture is being used and also requires surgery for the internal/inside part?

a)

Hearing aid(s)

b)

Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA)

c)

FM or DM System (Microphone) and FM/DM Receivers

d)

Cochlear Implant (CI)

6.

Which conference in 1880 caused sign language to be banned as a language and instructional/educational approach for 130 years?

a)

Milan Conference

b)

Washington D.C Conference

c)

National Association for the Deaf (NAD)

d)

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

7.

What does this sign represent?

a)

A new revised Handicapped/Disabled sign that covers a wider range of disabilities.

b)

This is the same standard Wheelchair symbol.

c)

4 Squares

d)

Only refers to 4 disabilities.

8.

What is the percentage of people with disabilities that do not use a wheelchair?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

93%

9.

What is an invisible disability?

a)

A disability that one cannot see but is present.

b)

A disability that requires the use of glasses.

c)

A disability that is not yet identified or labeled. Still being researched and proven.

d)

A disability that only affects a very small group of individuals. Too few to count.

10.

What is Universal design?

a)

Ensuring that only a small portion of the population can use the environment or technology.

b)

Access in only one language. The majority language of a region.

c)

Making design accessible for everyone in society. This can be environmental, technology, or software etc.

d)

Access is only possible on one platform such as Android, Apple, or Google etc.

11.

What is design equity? (Apple Watch example shown)

a)

Idea that all technology, services, and products should be designed for a wide variety of users.

b)

Designed only for a small group of individuals. (Disability specific)

c)

Designed only for the able body or general population.

d)

Technology or services that are paid for by a Federal grant. Only accessible to the select few.

12.

What is or what is an example of person first language?

a)

Autistic person

b)

Person with Autism

c)

Identifies when a person was first diagnosed with a disability.

d)

Typically, the first person identified with a new disability category.

13.

What is identity first language?

a)

Disability is a source of positive identity and pride. Disability is often referenced first.

b)

Use the person's preferred name or title prior to sharing ability or disability information.

c)

Identifying which category of disability a person has and if it is connected to the Americans With Disability Act (ADA).

d)

Identify which disability law is being used ADA, 504, or Disability Education laws such as IDEA.

14.

What type of sign language might a DeafBlind person use? Recently, created in 2007 in Seattle, Washington?

a)

Tactile Sign Language

b)

Braille

c)

Protactile ASL

d)

Cued Speech

15.

What does curb-cut effect mean?

a)

A wheelchair accessible curb.

b)

A fair way to cut funding and spending to benefit everyone.

c)

Only relates to the invention of the new curb design by the side of the road/sidewalk.

d)

A design change intended for a small group of people that actually benefits ALL people.