WGU D002 Practice Questions with Correct
Verified Answers
True |or |False:
Individuals |with |Disabilities |Education |Act |(IDEA) |(formerly |the |Education |for |All |Handicapped |Children
|Act) |was |enacted |to |create |consistency |among |states |regarding |educational |safeguards |and
|requirements |for |individuals |with |disabilities. |- |ANSWER |- |True |(no |federal |statutes |addressed
|educational |funding, |regulations, |and |protection |until |it |was |enacted)
True |or |False
Prior |to |the |mid-1970s, |education |for |students |with |disabilities |was |a |privilege |and |not |a |right. |- |ANSWER
- |True
(Not |until |after |EAHCA |children |with |disabilities |given |right |to |FAPE)
When |the |IEP |team |considers |how |much |time |the |student |with |disabilities |will |spend |with |students
|who |do |not |have |disabilities, |they |are |focusing |on . |- |ANSWER |- |The |least |restrictive |environment.
IDEA |states |that |all |students |with |exceptionalities |are |entitled |to | . |- |ANSWER |- |A |free |and
|public |education |(FAPE).
This |is |an |amendment |to |include |all |devices |to |disabled |infants |and |young |children. |This |amendment
|also |covers |individuals |transitioning |from |high |school |to |college. |- |ANSWER |- |Individuals |with
|Disabilities |Education |Act |of |1990 |(IDEA)
This |mandate |defines |protected |individuals |as |otherwise |qualified. |This |mandate |also |requires |that
|reasonable |accommodations |be |made. |- |ANSWER |- |Section |504 |of |the |Rehabilitation |Act
This |mandate |extends |protections |and |accommodations |to |associated |individuals. |- |ANSWER |-
|Americans |with |Disabilities |Act |(ADA)
pg. |1
,Which |13 |Disabilities |are |included |as |one |of |the |federally |defined |categories |covered |under |the
|provisions |outlined |in |IDEA? |- |ANSWER |- |Autism |Spectrum |Disorder
Emotional |Disturbance
Hearing |impairments
Deafness
Speech |or |language |impairments
Traumatic |brain |injury
Visual |impairment |including |blindness
Specific |learning |disability
Other |health |impairment
Intellectual |disability
Deaf-blindness
Orthopedic |impairment
Multiple |disabilities
Are |the |following |disabilities |covered |under |IDEA?
Eating |disorders
|
Post-Traumatic |stress |disorder
Seizure |disorder |- |ANSWER |- |They |are |not |covered |under |IDEA
What |is |PL |94-142? |- |ANSWER |- |Also |known |as |the |Education |for |All |Handicapped |Children |Act
|(EAHCA), |this |law |is |one |of |the |most |important |legislative |pieces |for |special |education |acting |as |the
|Bill |of |Rights |for |students |with |disabilities.
Section |504 |- |ANSWER |- |Part |of |the |Rehabilitation |Act |of |1973, |this |act |is |known |as |a |civil |rights |bill.
|This |act |ensures |that |every |student |with |a |disability |is |given |the |same |rights, |access, |and |protections
|as |students |without |disabilities.
What |is |the |Americans |with |Disabilities |Act |- |ANSWER |- |This |law |extends |civil |rights |protections |to
|individuals |of |any |age |with |a |disability |so |that |they |are |allowed |to |access |both |private |and |public
|sectors |for |services. |It |states |that |discrimination |or |exclusion |is |inappropriate |and |illegal.
pg. |2
, True |or |False
All |students |who |qualify |for |services |under |Section |504 |also |qualify |for |services |under |the |Individuals
|with |Disabilities |Act. |- |ANSWER |- |False
Students |cannot |qualify |for |services |under |both.
Components |of |IDEA |- |ANSWER |- |Provides |additional |funding |to |states |for |eligible |students.
Covers |only |students |with |an |educational |need.
Components |of |Section |504 |- |ANSWER |- |Does |not |require |the |formal, |detailed |plans |that |are |part |of
|an |Individualized |Education |Program.
Contains |explicit |language |protecting |individuals |with |disabilities |from |harassment |or |retaliation |based
|on |their |disability.
Has |no |age |restriction.
What |are |the |3 |components |of |the |definition |of |disability |that |the |ADA |and |Section |504 |protect |for
|individuals? |- |ANSWER |- |-Have |a |physics |or |mental |impairment |that |substantially |limits |one |or |more
|major |life |activities
-Have |a |record |of |such |impairment
-Are |regarded |as |having |such |an |impairment
Which |constitutional |provisions |and |amendment |serve |as |the |basis |for |IDEA, |ADA, |and |Section |504? |-
|ANSWER |- |-provisions |for |spending |money |to |protect |the |general |welfare
-14th |amendment, |no |state |shall |"deprive |any |person |of |life, |liberty, |or |property |without |due |process
|of |law... |nor |deny... |equal |protection |of |the |laws"
-under |the |due |process |and |equal |protection |clauses |of |the |14th |amendment |to |provide |education |on
|an |equal |basis |and |to |provide |due |process |before |denying |equivalent |educational |programming |to
|different |students
What |is |stare |decisis? |- |ANSWER |- |courts |are |bound |to |render |decisions |consistent |with |previous
|decisions |in |the |same |jurisdiction |and |the |higher |courts |over |that |jurisdiction
pg. |3
Verified Answers
True |or |False:
Individuals |with |Disabilities |Education |Act |(IDEA) |(formerly |the |Education |for |All |Handicapped |Children
|Act) |was |enacted |to |create |consistency |among |states |regarding |educational |safeguards |and
|requirements |for |individuals |with |disabilities. |- |ANSWER |- |True |(no |federal |statutes |addressed
|educational |funding, |regulations, |and |protection |until |it |was |enacted)
True |or |False
Prior |to |the |mid-1970s, |education |for |students |with |disabilities |was |a |privilege |and |not |a |right. |- |ANSWER
- |True
(Not |until |after |EAHCA |children |with |disabilities |given |right |to |FAPE)
When |the |IEP |team |considers |how |much |time |the |student |with |disabilities |will |spend |with |students
|who |do |not |have |disabilities, |they |are |focusing |on . |- |ANSWER |- |The |least |restrictive |environment.
IDEA |states |that |all |students |with |exceptionalities |are |entitled |to | . |- |ANSWER |- |A |free |and
|public |education |(FAPE).
This |is |an |amendment |to |include |all |devices |to |disabled |infants |and |young |children. |This |amendment
|also |covers |individuals |transitioning |from |high |school |to |college. |- |ANSWER |- |Individuals |with
|Disabilities |Education |Act |of |1990 |(IDEA)
This |mandate |defines |protected |individuals |as |otherwise |qualified. |This |mandate |also |requires |that
|reasonable |accommodations |be |made. |- |ANSWER |- |Section |504 |of |the |Rehabilitation |Act
This |mandate |extends |protections |and |accommodations |to |associated |individuals. |- |ANSWER |-
|Americans |with |Disabilities |Act |(ADA)
pg. |1
,Which |13 |Disabilities |are |included |as |one |of |the |federally |defined |categories |covered |under |the
|provisions |outlined |in |IDEA? |- |ANSWER |- |Autism |Spectrum |Disorder
Emotional |Disturbance
Hearing |impairments
Deafness
Speech |or |language |impairments
Traumatic |brain |injury
Visual |impairment |including |blindness
Specific |learning |disability
Other |health |impairment
Intellectual |disability
Deaf-blindness
Orthopedic |impairment
Multiple |disabilities
Are |the |following |disabilities |covered |under |IDEA?
Eating |disorders
|
Post-Traumatic |stress |disorder
Seizure |disorder |- |ANSWER |- |They |are |not |covered |under |IDEA
What |is |PL |94-142? |- |ANSWER |- |Also |known |as |the |Education |for |All |Handicapped |Children |Act
|(EAHCA), |this |law |is |one |of |the |most |important |legislative |pieces |for |special |education |acting |as |the
|Bill |of |Rights |for |students |with |disabilities.
Section |504 |- |ANSWER |- |Part |of |the |Rehabilitation |Act |of |1973, |this |act |is |known |as |a |civil |rights |bill.
|This |act |ensures |that |every |student |with |a |disability |is |given |the |same |rights, |access, |and |protections
|as |students |without |disabilities.
What |is |the |Americans |with |Disabilities |Act |- |ANSWER |- |This |law |extends |civil |rights |protections |to
|individuals |of |any |age |with |a |disability |so |that |they |are |allowed |to |access |both |private |and |public
|sectors |for |services. |It |states |that |discrimination |or |exclusion |is |inappropriate |and |illegal.
pg. |2
, True |or |False
All |students |who |qualify |for |services |under |Section |504 |also |qualify |for |services |under |the |Individuals
|with |Disabilities |Act. |- |ANSWER |- |False
Students |cannot |qualify |for |services |under |both.
Components |of |IDEA |- |ANSWER |- |Provides |additional |funding |to |states |for |eligible |students.
Covers |only |students |with |an |educational |need.
Components |of |Section |504 |- |ANSWER |- |Does |not |require |the |formal, |detailed |plans |that |are |part |of
|an |Individualized |Education |Program.
Contains |explicit |language |protecting |individuals |with |disabilities |from |harassment |or |retaliation |based
|on |their |disability.
Has |no |age |restriction.
What |are |the |3 |components |of |the |definition |of |disability |that |the |ADA |and |Section |504 |protect |for
|individuals? |- |ANSWER |- |-Have |a |physics |or |mental |impairment |that |substantially |limits |one |or |more
|major |life |activities
-Have |a |record |of |such |impairment
-Are |regarded |as |having |such |an |impairment
Which |constitutional |provisions |and |amendment |serve |as |the |basis |for |IDEA, |ADA, |and |Section |504? |-
|ANSWER |- |-provisions |for |spending |money |to |protect |the |general |welfare
-14th |amendment, |no |state |shall |"deprive |any |person |of |life, |liberty, |or |property |without |due |process
|of |law... |nor |deny... |equal |protection |of |the |laws"
-under |the |due |process |and |equal |protection |clauses |of |the |14th |amendment |to |provide |education |on
|an |equal |basis |and |to |provide |due |process |before |denying |equivalent |educational |programming |to
|different |students
What |is |stare |decisis? |- |ANSWER |- |courts |are |bound |to |render |decisions |consistent |with |previous
|decisions |in |the |same |jurisdiction |and |the |higher |courts |over |that |jurisdiction
pg. |3
