IAAP CPACC Certification - Post Exam
Questions and Answers
Medical Model of Disability - Answers -Presents a view that pairs the problem of a
person with direct link to the trauma, disease, or health condition
Medical Model of Disability Pros and Cons - Answers -Pros: Addresses the biological
sources of disabilities and can provide ways to medically manage the condition
Cons: Ignores the sociopolitical and environmental factors of disability; problem of the
individual
Social Model of Disability - Answers -Disability is not a characteristic of the individual
but the conditions that the social environment creates that prohibit the full integration of
the individual.
Social Model of Disability Pros and Cons - Answers -Pros: Focus on the disabling
conditions in the environment and clearing barriers that are disabling people from using
society in the way designed, the individual is not "broken"
Cons: Can downplay the embodied characteristics of disability, Can push disability
advocacy into a polarizing political space
Biophysical Model of Disability - Answers -A combination of the social and medical
models to create a more complex and broad view of disability in order to not diminish
one aspect for another
Economic Model of Disability - Answers -Defined by the individual not being able to
participate in work, ability or inability to contribute to the economy, assessed by the loss
in productivity and consequences for the individual, employer, and economy; directly
related to the charity model
Economic Model of Disability Pros and Cons - Answers -Pros: Recognizes the bodily
limitations on work and that economic support may be needed
Cons: Creates a legally defined group of "needy" people which can be stigmatizing and
also leave people out that do not meet the legal threshold for disabled but need support
Functional Solutions Model of Disability - Answers -Identifications of the limitations
("functional impairments") that the disability creates with the intent to find solutions to
overcome those barriers and reduce the limitations through innovation
,Functional Solutions Model of Disability Pros and Cons - Answers -Pros: Results-
oriented and seeks solutions to real problems without diving into the sociopolitical
implications, encourages innovation and entrepreneurship
Cons: Can shift cost burden to the person instead of the building or organization; profit
driven can cause organization to miss the target audience and usefulness, can miss
sociopolitical root cause
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability - Answers -identity by affiliation;
deriving personal identity from membership in a like-minded group (eg. Deaf Culture)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability Pros and Cons - Answers -Pros:
Accepts the disability completely and uses it as a point of pride
Cons: Can be negated or brought down by feeling excluded by not fitting the groups
expectations
Charity Model of Disability - Answers -Sees those with disability as unfortunate or needy
and those that help as charitable and kind contributors
Charity Model of Disability Pros and Cons - Answers -Pros: inspires generosity
Cons: condescending, person is an "object of pity", Often short-term fixes that sacrifice
effective long-term solutions for the immediate effectiveness
Sociopolitical Model of Disability - Answers -activist model that emphasizes the need for
human rights for people with disabilities
How many people have a disability? - Answers -20% or 1 in 5 have some kind of
disability
deaf - Answers -the condition of deafness, the partial or total hearing loss a person
experiences from a medical perspective
Deaf - Answers -Deaf Culture or Deaf Community
Cognitive Disabilities - Answers -most common type of disability, can arise as a result of
congenital conditions that are with an individual from birth, or developmental conditions
that are with a person from a young age. They can also result from traumatic injury,
infections, chemical imbalances, or other conditions later in life
Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities - Answers -cognitive disabilities experience difficulty
reading. Some read at a lower level than their peers of the same age, and some can't
read at all
5-17% of population, equally affects males and females
, Math Disabilities - Answers -Some people experience math anxiety, which is an
emotional or psychological fear that grips some people when confronted with math
problems
medical term(s);
- dyscalculia (congenital or from injury): inability to compute
- dysgraphia: inability to draw/chart
affects 3-6% of the population
Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) - Answers -- unaided: facial
expressions, body lang.
- aided: pen, paper, electronics
- solutions to speech disorders
Seizure Disabilities - Answers -abnormal or erratic electrical impulses in the brain that
interfere with a person's ability to process information or, in some cases, control
voluntary muscle movement. Can be from physical reasons (drugs, dehydration, sleep,
infections, fevers) or from flashing lights
- epilepsy: recurring seizures (2% of pop. have at least 1 in their life)
- photosensitivity epilepsy: when there are 16-25 images per second, 3% of people with
epilepsy have photosensitivity epilsepsy)
Psychological Disabilities - Answers -vast range of emotional and mental conditions.
These conditions are first diagnosed as "mental illness". and is then categorized as
disability if it impacts life activities
Percentage of the worldwide population with a disability - Answers -10-20% most
sources
Perception - Answers -making the output of web content available through multiple
sensory modalities (touch, hear, see)
examples: text alternatives, captions for multimedia, text spacing, distinguishable colors,
content on hover must be dismissable
Operable - Answers -making the input methods of web content functionally available to
a wide range of input devices (keyboard, mouse, touchscreen, voice recognition
software, etc.)
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