Rehabilitation Legislation

Question 1

What did the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 accomplish?

Answer 1

Made federal money available to each state on a matching basis for vocational education programs

Created the Federal Board for Vocational Education

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Soldiers Rehabilitation Act of 1918?

Answer 2

Provide state vocational rehabilitation services to injured veterans

Question 3

What did the Smith-Fess Act of 1920 expand?

Answer 3

State vocational rehabilitation services to include any civilians with a physical disability

Question 4

What significant change did the Barden-LaFollette Act of 1943 introduce?

Answer 4

Expanded state VR services to include people with mental disabilities

Question 5

What must an individual demonstrate to qualify for State VR Services?

Answer 5

The presence of a physical or mental impairment that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment and the potential to benefit from employment secured through the assistance of VR services

Question 6

What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?

Answer 6

Made state-federal VR program permanent

Question 7

What is the Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936 known for?

Answer 7

Authorized people with blindness to operate vending stands in federal buildings

Question 8

What requirement did the Wagner-O’Day Act of 1938 establish?

Answer 8

Required federal government agencies to purchase certain products manufactured by blind individuals

Question 9

What was the impact of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1954?

Answer 9

Provided funding to universities to train master’s-level rehabilitation counselors, resulting in the professionalization of the rehabilitation counseling profession

Question 10

What did the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendment of 1965 introduce?

Answer 10

Extended evaluation to the VR process for up to 18 months

Question 11

What is the federal share of funding for State VR Services as mandated by the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendment of 1965?

Answer 11

78.7%, with the state providing the remaining 21.3%

Question 12

What were the key sections of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?

Answer 12

• Section 501 - Affirmative Action in Federal Hiring
• Section 502 - Enforcement of Accessibility Standards for Federal Buildings
• Section 503 - Affirmative Action by Federal Contract Recipient
• Section 504 - Equal Opportunities

Question 13

What did the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1978 mandate?

Answer 13

The provision of independent living rehabilitation services

Question 14

What was a key requirement of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1984?

Answer 14

Mandated each state to have a Client Assistance Program (CAP)

Question 15

What did the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 add?

Answer 15

The provision of rehabilitation assistive technology and established supported employment as an acceptable goal for rehabilitation services

Question 16

What is the purpose of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990?

Answer 16

Provided free, appropriate public education to students with disabilities

Question 17

What did the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 emphasize?

Answer 17

Empowerment, self-determination, and informed choice at both individual and agency levels

Question 18

What did the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 replace the IWRP with?

Answer 18

IPE to emphasize the employment focus and support informed choice of the individual with a significant disability

Question 19

What was the significance of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) of 1999?

Answer 19

Expanded Medicare and Medicaid coverage to individuals with disabilities and provided a ‘ticket’ for VR services

Question 20

What did the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 require?

Answer 20

States to establish performance goals for students with disabilities aligned with peers without disabilities

Question 21

What is the three-prong definition of Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

Answer 21

• A person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity
• A person with a disability that does not affect them currently
• Situations where disability-related discrimination is occurring

Question 22

What does the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008 assert?

Answer 22

The definition of disability is intended to be a less demanding standard than that applied by the Supreme Court in the past

Question 23

What does ‘substantially limits’ refer to under the ADA?

Answer 23

An impairment must substantially limit one or more major life activities to be considered a disability

Question 24

What is meant by ‘Qualified Individual with a Disability’ under the ADA?

Answer 24

A person with a disability who can perform the essential functions of a job with or without reasonable accommodation

Question 25

What constitutes 'Essential Function' of a job?

Answer 25

The position exists to perform the function, there are few other employees available to perform it, or it is highly specialized

Question 26

Define 'Reasonable Accommodation' under the ADA.

Answer 26

A modification or adjustment to a job or work environment that enables a qualified individual with a disability to benefit from equal employment opportunities

Question 27

What is 'Undue Hardship' in the context of the ADA?

Answer 27

An action requiring significant difficulty or expense in relation to the size of the employer and resources available