Environmental Assesment

Question 0

Accessibility

Answer 0

The degree to which a given environment affords an individual function

Question 1

Environmental barrier

Answer 1

Physical impediment preventing individuals from optimal function

Question 2

Environmental accessibility

Answer 2

Lack of physical barriers in dwelling, allowing entrance by disabled individual

Question 3

Universal design

Answer 3

A structural plan which meets requirements of all people

Question 4

Ergonomic assessment

Answer 4

Data collection concerned with fitting a job to a persons anatomical and physiological characteristics in a way that enhances human efficiency and performance; identified potential risks of injury for an individual worker

Question 5

Adaptive equipment

Answer 5

Devices designed to improve performance in activities of daily living

Question 6

Environmental assessment strategies

Answer 6

Interview
Self-assessment and performance based tests
Visual depictions and dimensions of physical space
On site visits

Question 7

Americans with disabilities act

Answer 7

1990 (ADA)
Guarantees civil rights protection and equal opportunity in the areas of government services, employment, public transportation, privately owned transportation available to public, telephone services and public accommodations