CSD Exam 3 Study Guide & Comprehensive Revision Notes for
Communication Sciences and Disorders
________ and ________ have long been serious problems in the Deaf community - correct
answer ✔✔unemployment and underemployment
(laws)
________ (as amended by Public Law (P.L.) 99-506 and P.L. 100-630)
KEY = no barriers
- This law has 7 titles and 741 sections with he best-known section being section 504 (under
Title V-Misc.) which is the nondiscrimination section
- civil rights for disabled Americans
- applies to state, department of state, agencies, or any entities who receive federal assistance
directly or indirectly
- pertains to removal of: communication barriers, architectural barriers
-policies/practices/or any other barriers preventing disabled people from participating in,
benefiting from or being employed in any of the above - correct answer ✔✔Rehabilitation Act
of 1973
(laws)
KEY = equal accessibility
- equal accessibility
- improves upon the Rehab. Act of 1973
,- requires ALL buildings, programs, services, and employment (both public and private) be
equally accessible to persons with disabilities
- requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified employees with
disabilities equal opportunity to benefit from the full rang of employment opportunities offered
to people without disabilities - correct answer ✔✔The American's With Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA)
(accommodations)
encompasses a range of communication technologies that involve the use of phone lines (pager,
videophone, video remote interpreting, video conferencing, tty) - correct answer
✔✔telecommunications
(accommodations)
depending on the deaf employee's preference, it might be helpful to hire an interpreter for
occasions when communication is critical or lengthy
ex:
- interviews
- staff meetings
- performance appraisals
- training
interpreters facilitate communication in a variety of ways using voice and sign language - correct
answer ✔✔interpreters
(accommodations)
Working with an ________:
, - if possible, meet with the interpreter before the program to explain what is covered
- interpreters work a few words behind the speaker and will need time to finish sentences
-- speak in normal tones, complete sentences and use steady pacing and enunciation
*** - correct answer ✔✔interpreter
(accommodations)
________
include telephone relay systems that can help deaf and hearing colleagues communicate over
the telephone by providing a simultaneous, three-way communication among a deaf person, a
communication assistant (CA) and another person
ex:
- online relay
- video relay service (vrs)
- vrs and voice carryover (vco)
- captioned telephone
- telecommunication relay service - correct answer ✔✔relay services
a strategy that involves meeting one-to-one with deaf employees after meetings and other
presentations to ensure that everything is clear - correct answer ✔✔debriefing
a process of converting the audio portion (dialogue and sounds) of a video production into text.
Typically, this text is displayed across the bottom of the screen over a black background. -
correct answer ✔✔captioning
________ can facilitate communication in the workplace in a variety of ways - correct answer
✔✔computers
Communication Sciences and Disorders
________ and ________ have long been serious problems in the Deaf community - correct
answer ✔✔unemployment and underemployment
(laws)
________ (as amended by Public Law (P.L.) 99-506 and P.L. 100-630)
KEY = no barriers
- This law has 7 titles and 741 sections with he best-known section being section 504 (under
Title V-Misc.) which is the nondiscrimination section
- civil rights for disabled Americans
- applies to state, department of state, agencies, or any entities who receive federal assistance
directly or indirectly
- pertains to removal of: communication barriers, architectural barriers
-policies/practices/or any other barriers preventing disabled people from participating in,
benefiting from or being employed in any of the above - correct answer ✔✔Rehabilitation Act
of 1973
(laws)
KEY = equal accessibility
- equal accessibility
- improves upon the Rehab. Act of 1973
,- requires ALL buildings, programs, services, and employment (both public and private) be
equally accessible to persons with disabilities
- requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified employees with
disabilities equal opportunity to benefit from the full rang of employment opportunities offered
to people without disabilities - correct answer ✔✔The American's With Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA)
(accommodations)
encompasses a range of communication technologies that involve the use of phone lines (pager,
videophone, video remote interpreting, video conferencing, tty) - correct answer
✔✔telecommunications
(accommodations)
depending on the deaf employee's preference, it might be helpful to hire an interpreter for
occasions when communication is critical or lengthy
ex:
- interviews
- staff meetings
- performance appraisals
- training
interpreters facilitate communication in a variety of ways using voice and sign language - correct
answer ✔✔interpreters
(accommodations)
Working with an ________:
, - if possible, meet with the interpreter before the program to explain what is covered
- interpreters work a few words behind the speaker and will need time to finish sentences
-- speak in normal tones, complete sentences and use steady pacing and enunciation
*** - correct answer ✔✔interpreter
(accommodations)
________
include telephone relay systems that can help deaf and hearing colleagues communicate over
the telephone by providing a simultaneous, three-way communication among a deaf person, a
communication assistant (CA) and another person
ex:
- online relay
- video relay service (vrs)
- vrs and voice carryover (vco)
- captioned telephone
- telecommunication relay service - correct answer ✔✔relay services
a strategy that involves meeting one-to-one with deaf employees after meetings and other
presentations to ensure that everything is clear - correct answer ✔✔debriefing
a process of converting the audio portion (dialogue and sounds) of a video production into text.
Typically, this text is displayed across the bottom of the screen over a black background. -
correct answer ✔✔captioning
________ can facilitate communication in the workplace in a variety of ways - correct answer
✔✔computers
