SPECIAL NEEDS TEST 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
disorder - Correct Answers -a disturbance in normal functioning (mental, physical, or
physiological)
disability - Correct Answers -a condition resulting from a loss of physical functioning; or,
difficulties in learning and social adjustment that interfere with normal growth and
development
handicap - Correct Answers -a limitation imposed on a person by the environment and
the person's capacity to cope with that limitation
exceptionality - Correct Answers -an individual whose physical/mental/behavioral
performance deviates substantially (higher of lower) from the average that additional
support is required to meet the individual needs
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Correct Answers -1990; a civil rights law that
prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life,
including jobs, schools, transportation
ADA disability - Correct Answers -(1) a physical/mental impairment that limits him or her
in 1 or more major life activity
(2) has a record of such an impairment
(3) is regarded as having such an impairment
ADA intent - Correct Answers -to create a "fair and level playing field" for all eligible
persons with disabilities
shock - Correct Answers -most immediate/predictable reaction to crisis; state of
disequilibrium, sadness, fear, or anger
depression - Correct Answers -reaction to crisis with similar emotions to death of a
loved one
realization - Correct Answers -reaction to crisis with anxiety or fear about coping or
easily irritated
, defensive retreat - Correct Answers -reaction to crisis where parents attempt to avoid
dealing with the anxiety-producing realities of their child's condition
reasonable accommodations - Correct Answers -requirement within the ADA to ensure
that a person with a disability has an equal chance of participation, may be arranged in
areas of employment or transportation
1975 - Correct Answers -Full educational participation for all (Public Law 94-142:
Education for all Handicapped Children Act)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education - Correct Answers -1954; segregation of students
by race is held unconstitutional, education is a right that must be available to all on
equal terms
Diana vs. State Board of Education - Correct Answers -1970; using test scores to group
students into "tracks" is unconstitutional
PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Correct Answers -1971; Pennsylvania
schools must provide free public education to all school-age children with mental
retardation
Wyatt vs Stickney - Correct Answers -1971; held that people involuntary committed to
state institutions because of mental health/developmental disabilities have a
constitutional rights to treatment that will give them the realistic opportunity to return to
society
Mills vs. D.C. Board of Education - Correct Answers -1972; exclusion of individuals with
disabilities from free and appropriate education is a violation of the due process and
equal protection clauses of the 14th amendment
PL 93-112 - Correct Answers -Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
individuals with disabilities cannot be excluded form participation in, denied benefits of,
or subjected to discrimination for receiving financial assistance
PL 94-142 - Correct Answers -1975; Part B of the Education for All Handicapped
Children Act, a free and appropriate education must be provided for all children with
disabilities in the United States
special education - Correct Answers -specially designed instruction provided at no cost
to parents in all settings (such as the classroom, physical education facilities, the home,
and hospitals or institutions)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Correct Answers -based on the zero
exclusion principle that requires public schools to provide special education and related
AND ANSWERS
disorder - Correct Answers -a disturbance in normal functioning (mental, physical, or
physiological)
disability - Correct Answers -a condition resulting from a loss of physical functioning; or,
difficulties in learning and social adjustment that interfere with normal growth and
development
handicap - Correct Answers -a limitation imposed on a person by the environment and
the person's capacity to cope with that limitation
exceptionality - Correct Answers -an individual whose physical/mental/behavioral
performance deviates substantially (higher of lower) from the average that additional
support is required to meet the individual needs
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Correct Answers -1990; a civil rights law that
prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life,
including jobs, schools, transportation
ADA disability - Correct Answers -(1) a physical/mental impairment that limits him or her
in 1 or more major life activity
(2) has a record of such an impairment
(3) is regarded as having such an impairment
ADA intent - Correct Answers -to create a "fair and level playing field" for all eligible
persons with disabilities
shock - Correct Answers -most immediate/predictable reaction to crisis; state of
disequilibrium, sadness, fear, or anger
depression - Correct Answers -reaction to crisis with similar emotions to death of a
loved one
realization - Correct Answers -reaction to crisis with anxiety or fear about coping or
easily irritated
, defensive retreat - Correct Answers -reaction to crisis where parents attempt to avoid
dealing with the anxiety-producing realities of their child's condition
reasonable accommodations - Correct Answers -requirement within the ADA to ensure
that a person with a disability has an equal chance of participation, may be arranged in
areas of employment or transportation
1975 - Correct Answers -Full educational participation for all (Public Law 94-142:
Education for all Handicapped Children Act)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education - Correct Answers -1954; segregation of students
by race is held unconstitutional, education is a right that must be available to all on
equal terms
Diana vs. State Board of Education - Correct Answers -1970; using test scores to group
students into "tracks" is unconstitutional
PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Correct Answers -1971; Pennsylvania
schools must provide free public education to all school-age children with mental
retardation
Wyatt vs Stickney - Correct Answers -1971; held that people involuntary committed to
state institutions because of mental health/developmental disabilities have a
constitutional rights to treatment that will give them the realistic opportunity to return to
society
Mills vs. D.C. Board of Education - Correct Answers -1972; exclusion of individuals with
disabilities from free and appropriate education is a violation of the due process and
equal protection clauses of the 14th amendment
PL 93-112 - Correct Answers -Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
individuals with disabilities cannot be excluded form participation in, denied benefits of,
or subjected to discrimination for receiving financial assistance
PL 94-142 - Correct Answers -1975; Part B of the Education for All Handicapped
Children Act, a free and appropriate education must be provided for all children with
disabilities in the United States
special education - Correct Answers -specially designed instruction provided at no cost
to parents in all settings (such as the classroom, physical education facilities, the home,
and hospitals or institutions)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Correct Answers -based on the zero
exclusion principle that requires public schools to provide special education and related
