(200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS)
VERIFIED ANSWERS
After completing the installation of a new workstation, the supplier is responsible for
providing the consumer with which of the following? - Answer -Maintenance instructions
A follow-up program is necessary over the first several months after delivery of an
assistive technology device because: - Answer -Extended use of devices may reveal
additional training needs or modification opportunities
Which of the following factors contributes most to the development of decubitus ulcers?
- Answer -Tactile sensitivity
A consumer is referred to a professional for problems related to poor head and neck
control when seated in his wheelchair. Which body part should the professional
examine first? - Answer -Pelvis
A professional is training a 10-year-old who has a history of attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) how to use an augmentative communication
device. Which of the following is the most appropriate training strategy? - Answer -
Incorporate movement into the training and allow fidgeting.
An employer reports that an employee is not consistently using a device prescribed to
prevent falling at work. The employee states that the device does not fit through the
lavatory door and that the employer refuses to make modifications. Which of the
following is the appropriate first step? - Answer -Evaluate the consumer's skill in using
the device at the lavatory door.
A 66-year-old consumer with Parkinson's disease has a shuffling gait and is
experiencing many falls. Her physician refers her for a power wheelchair. The
professional should trial a power wheelchair with which programming adjustment? -
Answer -Tremor dampening
A consumer with dysarthria (sluured speech) who is using a communication device
exhibits slow input rate. Which of the following software applications would be best for
accelerating text entry? - Answer -Word prediction
A supplier's primary role in the delivery of an AAC device is to: - Answer -provide
instructions on how to use the device
A consumer would like to do a comparative assessment on two devices. What is the
role of the assistive technology professional in the selection process? - Answer -
Evaluation of the client's performance in various environments
, The primary role of a supplier in a transdisciplinary assessment of a consumer's seating
and mobility needs is to: - Answer -provide information about available technologies.
Which of the following is the first step to take to preserve a device from being damaged
by a user's saliva? - Answer -Use of a protective cover
Which of the following types of ramp is the best option for a tenant with a short-term
rental lease who wants independent access to a unit with four steps or a 32" vertical
rise? - Answer -Modular
Which of the following is the appropriate recommendation for improving the consumer's
keyboard usage? - Answer -Keyboard with keyguard
A supplier and school physical therapist completed an evaluation for a wheelchair
system for a student prior to the end of the school year. It was purchased through
private insurance and ordered during summer break. The physical therapist requested
that she be present when the wheelchair is delivered. During the summer, when the
therapist is away, the student's family asks the supplier to deliver the wheelchair
immediately. The supplier should: - Answer -call the physical therapist and tell her that
the family is requesting delivery
An individualized education program (IEP) team is developing an implementation plan
for a middle school student who will be using a personal computer. Which of the
following types of activities would be best to introduce the use of the personal
computer? - Answer -Activities which are motivating and cannot be accomplished
independently using other tools
A computer has been adapted with an enlarged keyboard and word prediction software
to accommodate a student's lack of fine motor control. He wants to be able to operate
the on-switch independently. Which of the following is the best solution? - Answer -The
addition of an alternate external switch
In general, which of the following is the preferred method for evaluating the results of an
assistive technology device trial? - Answer -Outcome measure
Manufacturers of commercially available products are responsible for which of the
following? - Answer -Product defects and warranty
A consumer with T-12 paraplegia shares a bathroom with a tub/shower with three
teenage children. The individual can transfer independently and use a hand-held
shower. Which of the following is the appropriate recommendation? - Answer -Bath
Bench
Which of the following is a primary factor in the abandonment of assistive technology? -
Answer -Consumer's lack of involvement in the selection process