Exam 11: Social Work and Services for People With Disabilities

_____ is an all-encompassing condition with characteristics such as intense inner directedness and obsession with objects, communication difficulties, repetitive self-stimulating movements, demonstration of cognitive deficits, and difficulties with sensory perception.

The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1990 increased the total estimated number of people with developmental disabilities, thereby acknowledging that more resources are necessary.

Many congenital mobility disabilities are also considered developmental disabilities.

The _____ renewed funding for four major grant programs on behalf of people with developmental disabilities.

_____ is any of a group of hereditary diseases characterized by a progressive wasting of the muscles.

The _____ mandated reimbursement for some services provided by agencies specifically designated to help people with visual impairment.

Title IV of the _____ requires that state and national telecommunication relay services accommodate people who are hard of hearing and allow them communication access.

In the context of treatment of people with disabilities, the concept of individual program planning existed prior to the late 1960s.

_____ is a chronic condition in which a person's immune system attacks the joints, causing pain, inflammation, stiffness, swelling, and deterioration.

What is the purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?

Which of the following statements is true of intellectual disabilities?

In the _____ that was used during the 1970s and 1980s, emphasis was placed not on the individual as a unique personality but rather on the assessed level of need and the designated services available to address that need.

The notion of self-determination is closely linked with the concept of autonomy.

_____ is the practice of moving people who require supportive care for physical or mental conditions from institutional settings into the community.

Until the late 1960s, community treatment and public policy emphasized individual pathology.

Define client self-determination.

To be legally blind a person's vision must be 20/80, meaning that he or she can see at 20 feet what the "normal" eye can see at 80 feet.

Until 2010, intellectual disabilities has been the term traditionally used in federal legislation governing the provision of special education.

List four examples of developmental disabilities.

Since the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the unemployment rate of people with disabilities has drastically reduced and now closely matches that of able-bodied people.