other shiz I gotta know Flashcards
Americans with disabilities act (ADA) of 1990
- full participation in society for people with disabilities
- accessible environments
- policies with public service, employment, transportation, and public accommodations
omnibus budget reconciliation act (OBRA)
restraints cannot be used without proper justification, agreement, and documentation
individuals with disabilities act (IDEA)
children with disabiltiites receive education in the least restrictive and most natural environment
- inclusive models, taught in general education classroom
- IEP goals must be developed
- accommodations must be provided
assistive technology act (AT)
improving access to and acquisition of AT by funding direct services to support individuals with all types of disabilitites
fair housing amendments act
all multifamily housing with an elevator and all ground floor units of buildings without an elevator meet 7 accessibility requirements:
1. building entrance
2. public and common use areas
3. sufficiently wide doors for w/c
4. routes through the unit
5. light switches, outlets, thermostats, and environmental controls in easy access
6. reinforced walls in bathrooms to install grab bars
7. kitchen/bathroom w/c access
section 504 of rehabilitation act
all programs receiving federal aid make reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities including new constructions or alternations in physical spaces
funding for different accomodations
if it will enable a person to go to work or school
- state VESID vocational and ed services for ind with dis
- OVR offices for vocational rehab
- DVR divisions of voc rehab
private insurance, medicare, and medicaid sometimes cover
interventions to prevent wandering
- distract with an activity or topic of interest
- camouflage doors, exits, elevators with full length mirrors, signs, wallpaper, vertical blinds
- tape on floors to mark end of hall
- locks or velcro doors
- door alarms and monitoring devices
- rearrange furniture
illicit a swallow reflex
Cold stimulation to inferior faucial arches via a chilled dental exam mirror
types of practice
Blocked practice involves repeated performance of the same motor skill (cans are same size and weight). If they had different sizes, shapes, or weights, it would be random practice. Contextual practice is made up
Full time equivalent (FTE)
the amount of work time assigned to one full time staff member in a year. In this scenario, 4 employees have part time responsibilities, so they would each be considered 0.5 FTE x 4 = 2, plus the 6 full would be 8
Direct intervention for oral motor control
involves techniques that utilize a bolus
D1 and D2
D1 flexion pattern: “up and away” – dishwasher on ground to cabinet in opposite upper
D2 extension pattern: “down and in” (ch 12)
Lip closure
slight upward sweep of the index finger from the lower jaw to lower lip, also pressing down on the space between nose and upper lip
baby feeding progression
taking cereal from a spoon, self feeding by sucking a cracker, holding and banging an spoon, finger feeding soft foods, bringing a spoon to mouth, scooping food and bring to mouth