RHFAC Questions and Answers
Statistics Canada - people with disabilities - answer 1 in 7 (3.8 million, 13.7%)
Built Environment - answer the physical spaces and places where people live, work,
learn, and play
RHFAC rating focus areas - answer public realm,
commercial and retail spaces,
multi-unit residential buildings,
trails and pathways
meaningful access - answer a person with disabilities is, without assistance, able to
approach, enter, pass to and from, and make use of an area and its facilities
accessibility - answer degree to which a product, device, activity, facility, service, or
environment allows everyone to participate fully and is available to everyone on an
equal basis
CSD - answer Canadian Survey on Disability (2012, Statistics Canada)
CSD's 10 types of disability - answer seeing,
hearing,
mobility,
flexibility,
dexterity,
pain,
learning,
developmental,
mental/psychological,
memory
percentage of disability in ages 15-64 (CSD) - answer 1 in 10
percentage of disability in ages 65+ (CSD) - answer 1 in 3
percentage of disability in women (CSD) - answer 14.9%
percentage of disability in men (CSD) - answer 12.5%
percentage of disability in very severe (CSD) - answer 26%
percentage of disability in severe (CSD) - answer 22.5%
, percentage of disability in moderate (CSD) - answer 19.8%
percentage of disability in mild (CSD) - answer 31.7%
disability definition - answer a physical or mental condition that limits a person's
movements, senses, or activities
impairments (body function), activity limitation (difficulty executing task), participation
restriction (problem in life situations)
medical model of disability - answer "it's not my problem".
the disability is a medical condition and expects the person to change to fit with society;
the individuals responsibility
social model of disability - answer "we're all in this together".
disability as an aspect of diversity,
focuses on the barriers created by society
DSQs - answer new Disability Screening Questions:
move towards social model,
identify type and severity,
achieve greater consistency,
improve coverage,
short enough for adoption
areas affected by vision loss - answer usable visual field,
visual acuity,
colour perception,
contrast sensitivity
common eye conditions - answer Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Glaucoma
Asitmatism
Cataracts
Retinitis pigmentosa
sign language used in Canada - answer ASL (american sign language),
LSQ (la langue des signes quebecoise),
MSL (maritime sign language)
hard of hearing - answer partial impairment of heading, often of illness, injury, or
aging;
the largest single disability group
causes of mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain (physical disabilities) - answer cerebral
palsy
