EEX3093 ADA EXAM LATEST
UPDATE @ 2024-2025
Who signed the American with Disabilities Act? When? - Answer July 26, 1990
President Bush (senior)
When was the ADA amended? - Answer 2008
What name was the ADA amended to? - Answer ADAAA- ADA Amendments Act
What is the purpose of the ADA? - Answer persons with disabilities should have access
to the same
-employment opportunities
-public services
-public accommodations
-transportation
-telecommunications
that other citizens enjoy
T or F
Persons with disabilities are the largest minority group in the US - Answer True
How many US citizens live with disabilities? - Answer 73 million
What percentage of US citizens live with disabilities? - Answer 23 percent
Over the past two decades, how many people with disabilities have been employed? -
Answer a third
What are the reasons typically premised by discrimination? - Answer 1. We feel
discomfort and embarrassment around people with disabilities
2. We often patronize and/or pity persons with disabilities
3. We have attached unpleasant stigmas to disabling conditions
4. We are apathetic
5. We just haven't thought about it
, How does the ADA define disability? - Answer A physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual
Early lawsuits concerning ADA compliance were about ________ to public areas and
buildings - Answer access
The majority of lawsuits today are concerned about the interpretation of ADA as it
applies to ______ and _______ for persons with disabilities - Answer employment and
accommodations
Under what stipulations does the ADA request accommodations? - Answer 1. be
"reasonable"
2. does not impose "an undue hardship"
Can an off duty policeman who caused a car accident claim he has a disability
(alcoholism) and be protected under the ADA? - Answer No UNQUALIFIED job applicant
or employee with a disability can claim employment discrimination under the ADA
Alcoholism can be a disability under the ADA, however, driving is an essential job
function and he is not a "qualified individual" therefore the ADA does not apply
Under ADA, can you require service providers to come to YOUR home to perform
procedures?
Mr. Hansen is suing to have the government pay for prostitutes to make house calls,
claiming his illness requires professional help to have sex - Answer ADA does not cover
sexual dysfunction
Is access to a store and access in the aisles within the store a reason to invoke
protection under ADA? - Answer Yes
Who sued for access to Radio Shack store and sued the store to widen its aisles to
accommodate persons with wheelchairs? - Answer Steve Rosen
Can side effects of medication make an individual disabled under ADA? - Answer Yes, if
it can be shown that there are no other medications available with less severe side
effects
Is a shift change a reasonable accommodation for an employee who is unable to drive at
night (due to an eye disease)? - Answer Yes
Is job discrimination a function of ADA? - Answer Yes, a deaf high school honor student
applied for a job at the Holiday Inn to bus tables. The Holiday Inn manager would not
accept her application because she was deaf. She was qualified for the job.
Is sex discrimination part of the ADA? - Answer Sometimes
Can you deny a job opportunity to a woman because she is the mother of a disabled
child and might be unable to work due to child care responsibilities? - Answer No if men
UPDATE @ 2024-2025
Who signed the American with Disabilities Act? When? - Answer July 26, 1990
President Bush (senior)
When was the ADA amended? - Answer 2008
What name was the ADA amended to? - Answer ADAAA- ADA Amendments Act
What is the purpose of the ADA? - Answer persons with disabilities should have access
to the same
-employment opportunities
-public services
-public accommodations
-transportation
-telecommunications
that other citizens enjoy
T or F
Persons with disabilities are the largest minority group in the US - Answer True
How many US citizens live with disabilities? - Answer 73 million
What percentage of US citizens live with disabilities? - Answer 23 percent
Over the past two decades, how many people with disabilities have been employed? -
Answer a third
What are the reasons typically premised by discrimination? - Answer 1. We feel
discomfort and embarrassment around people with disabilities
2. We often patronize and/or pity persons with disabilities
3. We have attached unpleasant stigmas to disabling conditions
4. We are apathetic
5. We just haven't thought about it
, How does the ADA define disability? - Answer A physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual
Early lawsuits concerning ADA compliance were about ________ to public areas and
buildings - Answer access
The majority of lawsuits today are concerned about the interpretation of ADA as it
applies to ______ and _______ for persons with disabilities - Answer employment and
accommodations
Under what stipulations does the ADA request accommodations? - Answer 1. be
"reasonable"
2. does not impose "an undue hardship"
Can an off duty policeman who caused a car accident claim he has a disability
(alcoholism) and be protected under the ADA? - Answer No UNQUALIFIED job applicant
or employee with a disability can claim employment discrimination under the ADA
Alcoholism can be a disability under the ADA, however, driving is an essential job
function and he is not a "qualified individual" therefore the ADA does not apply
Under ADA, can you require service providers to come to YOUR home to perform
procedures?
Mr. Hansen is suing to have the government pay for prostitutes to make house calls,
claiming his illness requires professional help to have sex - Answer ADA does not cover
sexual dysfunction
Is access to a store and access in the aisles within the store a reason to invoke
protection under ADA? - Answer Yes
Who sued for access to Radio Shack store and sued the store to widen its aisles to
accommodate persons with wheelchairs? - Answer Steve Rosen
Can side effects of medication make an individual disabled under ADA? - Answer Yes, if
it can be shown that there are no other medications available with less severe side
effects
Is a shift change a reasonable accommodation for an employee who is unable to drive at
night (due to an eye disease)? - Answer Yes
Is job discrimination a function of ADA? - Answer Yes, a deaf high school honor student
applied for a job at the Holiday Inn to bus tables. The Holiday Inn manager would not
accept her application because she was deaf. She was qualified for the job.
Is sex discrimination part of the ADA? - Answer Sometimes
Can you deny a job opportunity to a woman because she is the mother of a disabled
child and might be unable to work due to child care responsibilities? - Answer No if men
