Fundamentals of Diversity WGU QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Person First Language correct answer: Placing the individual ahead of the disability. Impairment correct answer: any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function disability correct answer: a limitation imposed on an individual by a loss or reduction of functioning; might be thought of as an incapacity to perform as other children do because of some impairment in sensory, physcial, cognitive, or other areas of functioning. Handicap correct answer: the impact or consequence of a disability, not the condition itself Special Education correct answer: a customized instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner Amy, a first grader has a slight nearsightnedness correct answer: impairment Amy broke her glasses during recess. For the afternoon class, words on the board were too fuzzy for her to read. correct answer: Handicap That night at home, Amy picked up her sisters 200-page chapter book to read. She complained to mom that she couldn't do her homework because the book was too hard to read. correct answer: Inability. Examples of Special Education: correct answer: An adolescent with visual impairment may require books with larger print; pupil with a physical disability may need specially designed chairs and work tables. Special Education is not limited to a specific location. correct answer: Services are provided in the most natural or normalized environment appropriate for the particular student. Supplementary Aids and Services: correct answer: Additional supports that are provided either in general education settings, other education-related settings or in extracurricular and nonacademic settings, to enable students with disabilities to be educated with their nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate. IDEA identitfies 13 categories of disabilities: correct answer: autism, deaf-blindness, developmental delay, emotional disturbance, hearing impairments, intellectual disability,