chapter 8

Question 1

Affordable Care Act/ American Health Care Act

Answer 1

ACA: signed in 2010, helps U.S. states promote and support community living people with special needs
AHCA: delivered private markets over bureaucratic edicts and supported a more gradual reduction in the future growth of medicaid

Question 2

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer 2

protect persons with challenges from discrimination based on stigma

Question 3

Categorical vs. Functional Disabilities

Answer 3

Categorical: sensory impairment or mental illness and have developmental delays
Functional: physical impairment and often have assistive devices or technology

Question 4

Deinsitutionalization

Answer 4

removal of people with physical and mental challenges from institutions and their better integration into the community

Question 5

genetic Counseling

Answer 5

provides information and support to people who have or may be at risk for genetic disorders

Question 6

Independent-Living Centers

Answer 6

community agencies who use peer counseling and advocacy to help others live on their own.

Question 7

Public Accommodations

Answer 7

access to buildings, medical equipment, signage, wide doorways, bathroom facilities, and parking area - uneven access to these facilitate an uncaring environment

Question 8

Rehabilitative Services

Answer 8

providing resources and care to help disabled live independently with their diability

Question 9

Social Stigma

Answer 9

“stain” on the way a person is perceived that leads them to be shunned by others

Question 10

Special Needs

Answer 10

person with physical, cognitive, or developmental challenges