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Fieldwork and Students with Disabilities

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1.  The purpose of the ADA is to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability. This was a result of Congress finding that ____million Americans had disabilities. 43 35 24 12

2.  Faculty are entitled to know which of the following? Specific information about the student's disability The accommodations the students needs The student's functional limitations Why the student needs an accommodation

3.  A student discloses information about her disability in a paper for a class in the occupational therapy program. The student writes about the reasonable accommodations she will need in an upcoming course on community occupational therapy practice. The faculty member who reads the paper can best support the student by: Discussing accommodations and making suggestions to her about other accommodations Reviewing the students paper with her and clarifying the reasonable accommodations Referring her to the school's ADA/504 coordination according to the school's policy All of the above

4.  Fieldwork is which of the following? A program offered by a clinical site/hospital A program offered by a school or educational institution Both A and B None of the above

5.  The academic institution is responsible for which of the following? Having procedures to determine whether students are entitled to reasonable accommodations Creating technical standards that do not screen out student with disabilities who can complete the program with or without reasonable accommodations Clearly listing the procedures for accommodations in the course catalogue and website All of the above

6.  All of the following are TRUE about difference between students with a disability roles in grades K-12 and higher education EXCEPT: In grades K-12, schools must test and identify students with a disability in grades K-12, schools must identify appropriate reasonable accommodations In higher education, students must self-identify and provide documentation that they are a student with a disability In higher education, schools must identify appropriate reasonable accommodations

7.  Accommodations that are probably NOT required include ALL EXCEPT: Allowing extra time for documentation A quiet place to write progress notes Giving a lighter case load Allowing them to take home charts

8.  Academic institutions are responsible for all of the following EXCEPT: Educating students with disabilities in its programs Providing a student with a disability with reasonable accommodations so the student can successfully complete the academic program they are attending Making sure the student can perform the essential function of the profession for which they are being educated Having a clear informal resolution procedure with grievance procedures

9.  Fieldwork sites are responsible to do which of the following? Have an ADA/504 coordinator Have a policy for requesting reasonable accommodations Abide by 504 and the ADA All of the above

10.  A student shows up at fieldwork and at the end of her first day, the fieldwork educator calls the fieldwork coordinator screaming about the student. She is angry that you sent her a student who has a disability. She tells the fieldwork coordinator that she doesn't want the student back and she is failing the student. All of the following are true EXCEPT: The fieldwork educator is violating the Rehab Act and the ADA The fieldwork educator has the right to refuse a student with a disability The fieldwork coordinator should place the student in another site and not count the failure The fieldwork coordinator should explain the fieldwork site's responsibilities under the law