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Types of Disabilities Flashcards

1
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Define Blindness

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Sightlessness or loss of vision. May refer to partial blindness

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Causes of Blindess

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Diabetes
Macular Degeneration
Glaucoma
Accidents or traumatic injury
Stroke
Retinis Pigmentosa
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What is the Legal Definition of Blindness used for?

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To determine eligibility in programs

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What is the Legal Definition of Blindness in the U.S.?

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A person with a visual acuity of 20/200 with corrective lenses or has a field of vision 20 degrees in the eye with better vision

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How do screen readers work for visually impaired?

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Convert text into spoken words

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How can visually impaired people be supported with digital or electronic interfaces?

A Screen readers
B Self-voicing interfaces
C Refreshable braille
D None of the Above
E All of the Above
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E All of the Above

Screen readers
Self-voicing interfaces
Refreshable braille

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How can visually impaired people be supported with screen content when screen readers were not optimized?

A They cannot be. Without optimization content is not accessible
B Ensure markup is compatible with assistive tech
C Rely on external assistive technology

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B Ensure markup is compatible with assistive tech

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How can visually impaired people be supported with walking?

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Canes
Service animals
GPS instructions
Raised tiles on ground to indicate edges / danger
Eliminate low-hanging architectural features that may be an obstacle
Clear pathways

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How can visually impaired people be supported with signs on buildings that they may not see?

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Map and geolocation support on phone
Braille labels and descriptions
Tactile models

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How can visually impaired people be supported with controls on flat devices such as microwaves?

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Alternative interfaces
Audio interfaces
Remote control through mobile applications

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How can visually impaired people be supported with the inability to read money to determine its value

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Applications to photograph money and read value
Different size and shapes for different values
Non-cash payment options

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How can visually impaired people be supported with reading books and printed materials

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OCR

Online content that is accessible through assistive technology

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Define Low Vision

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Can see, but far from perfect even with corrective lenses. Broad category of conditions and impairments

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How does Screen Magnification impact those with Low Vision?

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Zoom Text or MAGic tools allow magnifying parts of the screen

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How do Screen Readers impact those with Low Vision?

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Often thought of for blind, but support low vision too, making visuals easier to understand

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How does Color Customization impact those with Low Vision?

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Some contrast ratios are difficult to distinguish and color alone should not be used to communicate information.

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Define Color Blindness

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Refers to inability to distinguish between certain kinds of colors

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What are the most prevalent form of color blindness?

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Red-Green color blindness

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Define Deuteranopia and Protanopia

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Two common sub types of red-green color blindness

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Define Tritanopia

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Blue-yellow color blindness

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Define Achromatopsia

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Insensitivity to all colors, seeing in grayscale

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Define Deafblindness

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If a person is both deaf and blind

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Define Auditory Disabilities

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Involve hearing impairment, hearing loss, and deafness

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Define Central Auditory Processing Disorder (ADP)

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Results in difficulty processing sounds or speech. No measurable hearing loss but difficulty interpreting, organizing, or analyzing what is heard.
May be confused with ADHD, learning disabilities, emotional delays

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25
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Distinguish between Deafness and Deaf Culture

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deaf, lowercase d, is the condition of deafness

Deaf, capital D, refers to Deaf Culture, or the community

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How can Web Accessibility support deafness?

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Provide synchronize video captions plus a transcript on video

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Define Mobility Disabilities

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Affect person’s ability to move independently and purposely such as missing limbs, MS, cerebral palsy, stroke, paralysis, arthritis

28
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What percentage of adults in US have a mobility disability?

A < 2.5 % of adults
B 3.5% of adults
C 4% of adults
D 8.5% of adults 
E 10-12% of adults
A

3.5% of adults

29
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What percentage of children across the world have ADHD, impacting fine motor control?

A < 3% 
B 3-7% of children worldwide
C 8-11% of children worldwide
D 12-18% of children worldwide
E 19-24% of children worldwide
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B 3-7% of children worldwide

30
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What are some examples of body structure impacting ability?

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Body size, shape, stature, proportions, dwarfism, rheumatoid arthritis, acromegaly (increased bone size), obesity

31
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What percentage of the world’s population has rheumatoid arthritis?

A 1%
B 3-5%
C 7-10% 
D 12%
E 14-17%
A

A 1%

32
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What percentage of the world’s population have obesity?

A < 10%
B 15-25 %
C 30-32%
D 39-40%
E 48-51%
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D 39-40%

33
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What are some assistive technologies for those with motor disabilities with regards to computers?

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Vertical keyboard and mouth stick
One handed keyboard
Expanded keyboard with raised sections
Speech recognition

34
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What are the common causes of Cognitive Disabilites?

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Congenital conditions, development conditions, traumatic injury, infections, chemical imbalances

35
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What are common challenges for Web Accessibility regarding those with Cognitive Disabilities?

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Limited comprehension
Low tolerance for cognitive overload
Limited problem solving skills 
Short term memory loss
Attention deficit
36
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Define Dyslexia

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Often impacts those with cognitive disabilities. Letters appear out of order or combine/confuse letters

37
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Define Math Disabilies

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Either A: Math anxiety, emotional or psychological fear.

Or

B: Actual inability for brains to process numerical thinking

38
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Define Stuttering

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Speech disability affecting fluency of sounds. May involuntarily repeat, prolong, skip, or block sounds

39
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Define Cluttering

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Speech disability affecitng fluency of speech where rapid speech may become inconsistent with rhythm, syntax, and grammar

40
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Define Apraxia

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Speech disability where difficulty using muscles for speech

41
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Define Dysarthria

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Speech disability caused from brain damage

42
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Define Mutism

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Complete inability to produce a speaking voice

43
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Define: Unaided Augmentative and Alternative Communication

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DO NOT rely on use of external tools, instead rely on body language, facial expressions, gestures, and sign language

44
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Define Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication

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Rely on electronic or non electronic tools and the person’s body (low tech pen and paper all the way through high tech aids)

45
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Define Seizeures

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Abnormal or erratic electrical impulses in the brain interfering with ability to process information, or in some cases control muslce movement

46
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Define Photo-Epileptic Seizures

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Caused by Flashing or strobe like effects

47
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Define Psychological / Psyciatric Disabilities

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Vast range of emotional and mental conditions. First diagnosed as mental illnesses. Includes Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, Schizophrenia

48
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Define Panic Disorder

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Anxiety disorder caused by feelings of terror or impending doom

49
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Define Phobias

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Anxiety disorder. Strong, excessive, paralyzing fears of objects or situations (e.g., Claustrophobia, arachnophobia)

50
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Define Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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Anxiety disorder after being exposed to a traumatic event such as war, violence, natural disaster

51
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Define Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Anxiety disorder where a person has perpetually upsetting, distressing thoughts called obsessions and person needs to repeat action to alleviate fear (compulsion)

52
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Define Depression

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Mood Disorder. Characterized as brain disorder. Prolonged sadness, loss of interest

53
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Define Bipolar Disorder

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Mood Disorder. Consists of cycling periods of mania, highs, and lows

54
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Define Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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Mood Disorder. Affects individuals during fall and winter months.

55
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Define Schizophrenia

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Causes unknown. Categorized as positive and negaitve

56
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Define Positive Schizophrenia

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Involves hallucinations and delusions. Hearing voices

57
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Define Negative Schizophrenia

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Involves lack of motivation, dreary mood, isolation

58
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Define Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Behavioral disorder difficulty focussing, paying attention, controlling behavior. Experiences divided into three categories

59
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How does Inattention relate to ADHD?

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Easily distracted, daydreaming, difficulty focussing

60
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How does Hyperactivity relate to ADHD?

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Continuous talking, running around, fidgeting, touching things, difficulty completing quiet tasks

61
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How doe Impulsivity relate to ADHD?

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Lack of patience, unsolicited remarks, difficulty controlling emotions

62
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Define Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Patterns of behavior showing no regard for rights of others

63
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Define Borderline Personality Disorder

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Personality disorder where a person experiences long-term instability in mood, behaviors, relationships, self-image

64
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Define Anorexia Nervosa

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Eating Disorder. Eat very little food, feat of gaining wait

65
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Define Bulimia Nervosa

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Eating Disorder. Eats a lot of food and purges the food.

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Define Compulsive or binge eating

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Eating Disorder. Eating larger amount than typical in short amount of time. Intermittent fasting and bingeing

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