Ppt Disability

Question 1

Key terms

Answer 1

1. Disability
2. Impairment
3. Activity limitations
4. Participation restrictions

Question 2

Americans with Disabilities Act (What year?)

Answer 2

ADA, 1990

Question 3

ADA: Five major sections

Answer 3

Title 1: Equal opportunity in employment
Title 2: Equal access to all gov. Services and programs
Title 3: Equal access to buildings (hotels, schools, museums, stores)
Title 4: Telecommunications’ access must be provided
Title 5: Protection from retaliation when individuals assert these rights

Question 4

What resources are needed?

Answer 4

Accessories, Clothing?

Question 5

Hearing Devices

Answer 5

1. Hearing loss ranges from mild to profound loss
2. Hearing Aids: Trumpets, Tubes, Cups

Question 6

Hearing Devices today

Answer 6

1. “Modern” hearing aid developed early 20th C.
2. Can be hidden or cute or stylish

Question 7

Mobility Impairment

Answer 7

1. Individuals inability to use one of their extremities or a lack of strength to walk, grasp, or lift objects
2. Adaptive Designs—how can they help