There are approximately _____ million people in the United States with a disability. - correct answer
✔✔54
Which of the following are ADA enforcement agencies? - correct answer ✔✔Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, Department of Justice, and Federal Transit Administration
The purpose of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 was to: - correct answer ✔✔Restore the definition of
disability
How many titles are there in the ADA? - correct answer ✔✔Five
The ADA includes provisions related to: - correct answer ✔✔Effective communication
Title II covers: - correct answer ✔✔State and local government programs
The revised regulations published Sept. 10, 2010 include new provisions for: - correct answer ✔✔Service
animals, ticketing, and other power-driven mobility devices
Title III covers: - correct answer ✔✔Private entities operating places of public accommodations
Title I covers: - correct answer ✔✔Employment
Fair Housing Act - correct answer ✔✔Provides protection from discrimination based on disability in all
types of housing transactions
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - correct answer ✔✔Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in
programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal funds, and in employment
practices of Federal contractorsRe
, Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 - correct answer ✔✔Allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of
unpaid, job-protected leaver per year to care for a newborn or adopted child, for personal medical leave,
or to care for an immediate family member
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 - correct answer ✔✔Requires physical accessibility in all federally
funded new construction and alterations
Telecommunications Act of 1996 - correct answer ✔✔Requires manufacturers of telecommunications
equipment and providers of telecommunications service to ensure that equipment and services are
accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - correct answer ✔✔Educational programming law that
establishes special education services for eligible students with disabilities
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - correct answer ✔✔Protects qualified individuals with disabilities
in employment, state and local government programs, and places of public accommodations
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 - correct answer ✔✔Requires that federal agencies' electronic
and information technology be accessible to people with disabilities(Section 508); adopted Title I
standards of ADA for determining employment discrimination in federal agencies
Help America Vote Act - correct answer ✔✔Improves the general elections process including establishing
accessibility requirements and protection and advocacy programs to protect the voting rights of people
with disabilities
1964 Civil Rights Act - correct answer ✔✔Offered the statutory foundation for Section 504 and the ADA.
This Act did not include people with disabilities as a protected class
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - correct answer ✔✔Bars employers from using an
individual's genetic information when making employment decisions
Air Carrier Access Act - correct answer ✔✔Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in air travel
and requires air carriers to accommodate needs of passengers with disabilities
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