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Q: Grammar checkers have been found to be of great help with students who have communication disorders.a. Trueb. False

Q: Computers can assist young children with intellectual disabilities in developing language.a. Trueb. False

Q: In order for a student to use computer technology for a given task, they must be able to type on the keyboard.a. Trueb. False

Q: Recent data indicates that special education programs on the college and university levels are not providing adequate training in assistive technology. a. True b. False

Q: It is common for parents who provide support to have unrealistic expectations that technology will cure disabilities.a. Trueb. False

Q: In most cases individuals with disabilities and their families are usually aware of the possible benefits that they could receive from assistive technology. a. True b. False

Q: The Tech Act targets school-aged children and their family members. a. True b. False

Q: Assistive technologies affect only the individual with an intellectual disability. a. True b. False

Q: Supported employment provides services to individuals with intellectual disabilities as well as other disabilities. a. True b. False

Q: People with intellectual disabilities are experimenting with drugs at a higher rate than those without intellectual disabilities. a. True b. False

Q: Individuals with intellectual disabilities have organized themselves into an advocacy group called People First.a. Trueb. False

Q: There are findings that people with intellectual disabilities are at an increased risk for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. a. True b. False

Q: For individuals with intellectual disabilities, sex education has often centered around body part identification and personal hygiene. a. True b. False

Q: People with intellectual disabilities are not appropriate for a college or university setting. a. True b. False

Q: The majority of adults with intellectual disabilities live in regular homes outside the realm of any residential service system. a. True b. False

Q: Recreational services are readily available and often acquired by persons with intellectual disabilities who want them. a. True b. False

Q: Persons with intellectual disabilities have fewer friends than persons without intellectual disabilities. a. True b. False

Q: Today's institutional residents are more likely to have severe forms of intellectual disabilities or to have significant functional impairments or concurrent sensory, neurological, or psychiatric conditions. a. True b. False

Q: Mr. Lee has assisted Cecily, an individual with intellectual disabilities in obtaining employment at a restaurant, as well as finding transportation to and from work. In addition, he has introduced her to her best friend. Mr. Lee is most likely Cecily'sA. advocateB. counselorC. attorneyD. supervisor

Q: Brad is a thirty-six year-old man with mild intellectual disabilities who would like to make decisions for his future, such as where he should live and work. This is calledA. person-centered planningB. quality of lifeC. self-determinationD. all of the above

Q: The degree to which a person feels in control of his or her life, and is happy with the way life is going is calledA. quality of lifeB. locus of controlC. contentmentD. self-determination

Q: Mental retardation increases the risk for all types of A. criminal activities B. abuse C. sexual behaviors D. all of the above

Q: Ethel is sixty-eight years old and in hospice care. She left the workforce at age 50 due to health. Ethel would most likely receive health insurance coverage throughA. private insuranceB. MedicaidC. MedicareD. SSI

Q: What program offers monthly cash benefits to persons and the dependents of persons sixty-five years of age and younger who were previously insured and who left the workforce because of a disability?A. Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI)B. Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI)C. MedicareD. Medicaid

Q: In _______ the person should be enabled to express his or her own goals and outcome assessment should be based upon the movement made toward attaining these goals.A. quality of lifeB. self-determinationC. goal orientationD. person-centered planning

Q: One of every three persons with intellectual disabilities in the United States has expressed a need for ______, but is unable to acquire it.A. loveB. friendshipC. recreationD. employment

Q: According to data, as recently as the 1930s life expectancy was nineteen years. In 1993 it was estimated atA. 72 yearsB. 66 yearsC. 54 yearsD. 40 years

Q: Rabasca (1999) reported that as many as 70% of persons with severe cognitive and physical disabilities are A. unemployed B. employed C. receiving supports D. institutionalized

Q: George is an individual with mild intellectual disabilities who just obtained a job in a local movie theater. He has a job coach to assist him with learning the new tasks of the job, such as safe food handing and operating the cash register. George is most likely receivingA. day habilitation servicesB. supported employmentC. community outreachD. workshop training

Q: Which of the following are designed to meet the needs of adults who do not yet have the skills for the workplace?A. day habilitation programsB. supported employmentC. community outreachD. sheltered workshops

Q: Which of the following programs provide daytime activities for individuals who require continuous supervision?A. day habilitation programsB. HOYOC. community outreachD. sheltered workshops

Q: Nia would like to buy a home, but she is an individual with an intellectual disability. Who should Nia contact to help her with this feat?A. HCBSB. community service systemsC. ICF/MR servicesD. HOYO

Q: Henry is a sixty-one year-old man who lives at home with his sister. Henry is able to receive nursing care for hypertension and behavioral intervention for problems with anger. Henry is most likely receivingA. home and community -based services (HCBS)B. community service systemsC. nursing careD. ICF/.MR services

Q: Inez is a female with an intellectual disability who lives in a house in a residential neighborhood with eight other women. She and her house-mates receive assistance from two live-in counselors. Inez lives in aA. foster homeB. halfway houseC. group homeD. community home

Q: The most common community living arrangement available to adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities areA. foster homesB. adoptive homesC. group homesD. community homes

Q: Traditional family homes that are licensed by the state to provide care for a person who cannot live in their own family home are calledA. adoptive homesB. foster homesC. group homesD. community homes

Q: Kyunghee lives in a supervised apartment with her roommate Linda. This arrangement is most appropriately calledA. ICF/MR placementB. CRSC. community home placementD. supported living setting

Q: Facilities that serve as a residential hybrid between the large PRFs and the small family-type homes areA. nursing homesB. ICF/MRsC. community homesD. CRS

Q: ______ are located in a traditional residential neighborhood and have 15 or fewer residents.A. community residential setting (CRS)B. public residential facilities (PRFs)C. private homesD. all of the above

Q: Both new admissions and readmission to PRFs tend to have higher levels of A. health problems B. supports C. cognitive functioning D. emotional maturity

Q: More than half of today's PRF residents are between the ages of ______ years old. A. 65-80 B. 40-62 C. 35-40 D. 25-35

Q: In 2002, only ______ of all PRF residents were 21 years of age or younger, compared to 49 % in 1965.A. 30 %B. 20 %C. 15.5 %D. 4.5 %

Q: According to data, there has been a (n) ______ drop in residency in institutional settings from the year 1967 to 2000.A. 81 %B. 70 %C. 63 %D. 43 %

Q: Usually ______ care is provided to elderly persons or to people with medically fragile conditions.A. group homeB. nursing homeC. home-basedD. supervised

Q: Large group facilities offering medical, nursing, and personal care to individuals with and without intellectual disabilities are calledA. group homesB. nursing homesC. community homesD. retirement homes

Q: ______ are state supported facilities designed to accommodate sixteen or more live-in residents at any one time.A. community homesB. group homesC. public residential facilities (PRFs)D. community residential settings (CRS)

Q: The most restrictive type of setting for individuals with intellectual disabilities is the A. community home B. group home C. institutional life D. foster home

Q: Today ______ of people with intellectual disabilities reside in traditional homes outside the service delivery system.A. 85 %B. 75 %C. 65 %D. 55 %

Q: Teacher-developed assessment tools often reflect what is being taught in the classroom and thus are useful in guiding the teacher in planning instruction and measuring student progress. a. True b. False

Q: Special class students who participate in general physical education, art, and music classes maintain very close contact with the larger school environment. a. True b. False

Q: Program planning with secondary students requires less assessment than with elementary students. a. True b. False

Q: Instructing students with intellectual disabilities in the general education classroom requires highly skilled teachers who are sensitive to learners' needs. a. True b. False

Q: Most students with intellectual disabilities in the public school system are in general education classrooms for the greater part of their instructional day. a. True b. False

Q: A very small number of students have needs so severe that highly specialized treatment offered in residential facilities is warranted. a. True b. False

Q: The vast majority of special educators believe that individuals with intellectual disabilities should be served in strictly special education classes. a. True b. False

Q: Parental consent must accompany every decision affecting a child or youth with disabilities. a. True b. False

Q: An IEP is required only for students who are served in the resource classroom for the majority of the day. a. True b. False

Q: The free public school system in the New World was established in 1642. a. True b. False

Q: What type of assessment is derived from an evaluation of a student's performance within the vocational curriculum? A. curriculum-based vocational assessment B. criterion-based assessment C. both a & b D. none of the above

Q: Vocational assessments commonly take the form of A. written tests B. observation of work samples C. interviews D. all of the above

Q: An individual who provides on-the-job training to others is called a A. job trainer B. workplace employer C. vocational instructor D. job coach

Q: Congress passed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act in A. 2000 B. 1994 C. 1988 D. 1972

Q: A discipline on the secondary level designed to prepare students for employment as skilled or semiskilled workers is A. work-based learning B. school-to-work programs C. supported employment D. vocational education

Q: What programs are not present in public schools to the extent they were in the 1960s? A. vocational training programs B. school-to-work programs C. supported employment programs D. work-study programs

Q: The Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) of the Council for Exceptional Children, refers to ______ as a change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community.A. crossing overB. transitionC. vocational outcomeD. none of the above

Q: ______ program was entitled "Occupational Education" and was designed to build vocational and social competence skills.A. Hungerford'sB. Itard'sC. Seguin'sD. Doll's

Q: Who firmly stated that occupational preparation should have a place in educational programs?A. HungerfordB. ItardC. SeguinD. Doll

Q: Armstrong (1990) defines ______ as a "master plan for selecting content and organizing learning experiences for the purpose of changing and developing learners' behavior and insights."A. annual goalsB. collaborationC. behavioral objectivesD. curriculum

Q: ______ means that all members are accorded equal status. A. reciprocity B. parity C. collaboration D. equal bearing

Q: ______ is an interactive process that enables people with diverse expertise to generate creative solutions to mutually defined problems.A. collaborative consultationB. collaborative teamingC. reciprocityD. peer collaboration

Q: ______ is "an ongoing process whereby educators with different areas of expertise voluntarily work together to create solutions to problems that are impeding students' success, as well as to carefully monitor and refine these solutions."A. collaborative consultationB. collaborative teamingC. reciprocityD. peer collaboration

Q: When attempting to access the teacher"˜s attention, Anita will raise her hand three out of five trials. This statement is an example of a(n)A. academic objectiveB. goal statementC. benchmarkD. behavioral objective

Q: ______ refer to additional services needed to ensure that the program meets all of the student's educational needs.A. natural supportsB. transition servicesC. related servicesD. annual goals

Q: ______ are behaviorally stated objectives, based on the annual goals, which provide a clear direction for instruction and ongoing evaluation of student progress.A. benchmarksB. baselinesC. behavioral goalsD. annual objectives

Q: ______ are statements of what the student can reasonably be expected to achieve in the course of a school year.A. short-term objectivesB. annual goalsC. behavioral objectivesD. benchmarks

Q: Which of the following is charged with the task of developing a comprehensive and appropriate educational program for a student with a disability?A. related servicesB. REIC. collaborative teamingD. IEP team

Q: ______ is based on the premise that students with disabilities are welcomed and embraced as participating and contributing members of the general education classroom.A. inclusionB. natural supportsC. special servicesD. mainstreaming

Q: Murrell is a ten year-old male with intellectual disabilities who spends half of his day in a general education classroom and the other half of the day utilizing the resource room. Murrell is most likely involved in the process ofA. inclusionB. natural supportsC. special servicesD. mainstreaming

Q: ______ proposed a merger of special and general education services that would result in providing educational services to students with disabilities within the framework of the general education system.A. individualized education program (IEP)B. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)C. Regular Education Initiative (REI)D. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Q: Homebound instruction should be considered A. a first option B. a last resort C. for long-term services D. in conjunction with special education