ADA Quiz
There have been no changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act since it was passed in 1990. - correct
answer ✔✔F
The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local governments,
public accommodations, telecommunications, and transportation - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA only addresses disability issues as they relate to state and local government programs and to
employment. - correct answer ✔✔F
Civil rights laws are built on the belief that all individuals, regardless of their circumstances, are entitled
to equal treatment in American society - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA is the only piece of Federal legislation that protects the rights of individuals with disabilities.
Your answer wa - correct answer ✔✔F
The ADA is built on the principles of equal opportunity, full participation, independent living and
economic self-sufficiency. - correct answer ✔✔T
The 1964 Civil Rights Act did not include individuals with disabilities as a protected class. - correct
answer ✔✔T
Title I of the ADA only applies to private employers with 50 or more employees. - correct answer ✔✔F
Title V contains miscellaneous provisions that are intended to apply broadly across all the other Titles of
the ADA. - correct answer ✔✔T
State and local government programs and services are covered under Title II. - correct answer ✔✔T
, Title III only covers transportation provided to the public by private entities. - correct answer ✔✔T
Title III only covers transportation provided to the public by private entities. Your answer was - correct
answer ✔✔T
There is no time limit on when Title I complaints must be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC). - correct answer ✔✔F
Title IV of the ADA is enforced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). - correct answer ✔✔T
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are the only federal agencies that enforce the ADA. - correct answer
✔✔F
Individuals with disabilities can file private civil lawsuits to enforce the provisions of Title II and Title III of
the ADA without filing an initial administrative complaint with the Department of Justice. - correct
answer ✔✔T
Under Title I of the ADA, an administrative complaint must be filed with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) before starting a civil action. - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA paratransit requirement and compliance with accessibility standards for passenger rail and bus
service are overseen by the Federal Transit Administration. - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA and the ADAAA use a three-part definition of disability. An individual must meet all three of the
three conditions to be considered a person with a disability. - correct answer ✔✔F
The ADAAA said that an impairment must substantially limit one or more major life activities when
compared to most people in the general population and does not necessarily have to be permanent in
order to rise to the level of a disability - correct answer ✔✔T
A person who cannot read because she dropped out of school can be a person with a disability under the
ADA because she cannot perform the major life activity of reading. - correct answer ✔✔F
There have been no changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act since it was passed in 1990. - correct
answer ✔✔F
The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local governments,
public accommodations, telecommunications, and transportation - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA only addresses disability issues as they relate to state and local government programs and to
employment. - correct answer ✔✔F
Civil rights laws are built on the belief that all individuals, regardless of their circumstances, are entitled
to equal treatment in American society - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA is the only piece of Federal legislation that protects the rights of individuals with disabilities.
Your answer wa - correct answer ✔✔F
The ADA is built on the principles of equal opportunity, full participation, independent living and
economic self-sufficiency. - correct answer ✔✔T
The 1964 Civil Rights Act did not include individuals with disabilities as a protected class. - correct
answer ✔✔T
Title I of the ADA only applies to private employers with 50 or more employees. - correct answer ✔✔F
Title V contains miscellaneous provisions that are intended to apply broadly across all the other Titles of
the ADA. - correct answer ✔✔T
State and local government programs and services are covered under Title II. - correct answer ✔✔T
, Title III only covers transportation provided to the public by private entities. - correct answer ✔✔T
Title III only covers transportation provided to the public by private entities. Your answer was - correct
answer ✔✔T
There is no time limit on when Title I complaints must be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC). - correct answer ✔✔F
Title IV of the ADA is enforced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). - correct answer ✔✔T
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are the only federal agencies that enforce the ADA. - correct answer
✔✔F
Individuals with disabilities can file private civil lawsuits to enforce the provisions of Title II and Title III of
the ADA without filing an initial administrative complaint with the Department of Justice. - correct
answer ✔✔T
Under Title I of the ADA, an administrative complaint must be filed with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) before starting a civil action. - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA paratransit requirement and compliance with accessibility standards for passenger rail and bus
service are overseen by the Federal Transit Administration. - correct answer ✔✔T
The ADA and the ADAAA use a three-part definition of disability. An individual must meet all three of the
three conditions to be considered a person with a disability. - correct answer ✔✔F
The ADAAA said that an impairment must substantially limit one or more major life activities when
compared to most people in the general population and does not necessarily have to be permanent in
order to rise to the level of a disability - correct answer ✔✔T
A person who cannot read because she dropped out of school can be a person with a disability under the
ADA because she cannot perform the major life activity of reading. - correct answer ✔✔F
