ADA module
ADAAA - correct answer ✔✔ADA Amendments Act in 2008-restored Congressional intent about how
disability was to be defined under the ADA
ADA year - correct answer ✔✔1990
T/F The nationally funded ADA Centers in the ADA National Network provide information, technical
assistance, and training, and also enforce compliance with the ADA - correct answer ✔✔F-The ADA
Centers do not monitor or enforce the law.
T/F The ADA is a civil rights law - correct answer ✔✔T
T/F ach part of the ADA must be applied on an individualized, fact-specific, case-by-case basis. - correct
answer ✔✔T
5 areas of nondiscrimination - correct answer ✔✔Employment,
State and local government,
Public accommodations,
Telecommunications, and
Transportation.
ADA three objectives - correct answer ✔✔-Counter Myths and Stereotypes
-Remove Segregation and Isolation
-Provide Accommodations
The Civil Rights Act - correct answer ✔✔forerunner to the ADA, was passed in 1964. It outlaws
discrimination based on race in federally funded programs and in public accommodations and
employment
, Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 - correct answer ✔✔requires buildings constructed by the federal
government or with federal funding be accessible to people with disabilities. The law resulted in the first
set of standards for the removal of architectural barriers
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - correct answer ✔✔the first federal law to prohibit discrimination against
people with disabilities. It requires that federally funded programs be accessible to people with
disabilities and that federal employers provide reasonable accommodations for their employees with
disabilities.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - correct answer ✔✔parents and schools work together
to design individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with disabilities.
Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) - correct answer ✔✔1986 passed to ensure access to air travel by people
with disabilities
Fair Housing Act - correct answer ✔✔amended in 1988 to prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of
disability. As passed in 1968, it prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, familial
status, and national origin.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - correct answer ✔✔1998 required increased access to electronic
and information technology for people with disabilities
T/F There have been no changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act since it was passed in 1990. -
correct answer ✔✔F The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) makes
important changes to the ADA
T/F The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local
governments, public accommodations, telecommunications, and transportation - correct answer ✔✔T
T/F The ADA only addresses disability issues as they relate to state and local government programs and
to employment. - correct answer ✔✔F : The ADA addresses employment, state and local governments
and programs as well as private establishments known as places of public accommodations and
telecommunications.
ADAAA - correct answer ✔✔ADA Amendments Act in 2008-restored Congressional intent about how
disability was to be defined under the ADA
ADA year - correct answer ✔✔1990
T/F The nationally funded ADA Centers in the ADA National Network provide information, technical
assistance, and training, and also enforce compliance with the ADA - correct answer ✔✔F-The ADA
Centers do not monitor or enforce the law.
T/F The ADA is a civil rights law - correct answer ✔✔T
T/F ach part of the ADA must be applied on an individualized, fact-specific, case-by-case basis. - correct
answer ✔✔T
5 areas of nondiscrimination - correct answer ✔✔Employment,
State and local government,
Public accommodations,
Telecommunications, and
Transportation.
ADA three objectives - correct answer ✔✔-Counter Myths and Stereotypes
-Remove Segregation and Isolation
-Provide Accommodations
The Civil Rights Act - correct answer ✔✔forerunner to the ADA, was passed in 1964. It outlaws
discrimination based on race in federally funded programs and in public accommodations and
employment
, Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 - correct answer ✔✔requires buildings constructed by the federal
government or with federal funding be accessible to people with disabilities. The law resulted in the first
set of standards for the removal of architectural barriers
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - correct answer ✔✔the first federal law to prohibit discrimination against
people with disabilities. It requires that federally funded programs be accessible to people with
disabilities and that federal employers provide reasonable accommodations for their employees with
disabilities.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - correct answer ✔✔parents and schools work together
to design individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with disabilities.
Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) - correct answer ✔✔1986 passed to ensure access to air travel by people
with disabilities
Fair Housing Act - correct answer ✔✔amended in 1988 to prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of
disability. As passed in 1968, it prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, familial
status, and national origin.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - correct answer ✔✔1998 required increased access to electronic
and information technology for people with disabilities
T/F There have been no changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act since it was passed in 1990. -
correct answer ✔✔F The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) makes
important changes to the ADA
T/F The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local
governments, public accommodations, telecommunications, and transportation - correct answer ✔✔T
T/F The ADA only addresses disability issues as they relate to state and local government programs and
to employment. - correct answer ✔✔F : The ADA addresses employment, state and local governments
and programs as well as private establishments known as places of public accommodations and
telecommunications.
