Question 1

What does “ADA” stand for?

Accepted Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act - It is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.

Question 2

When was the ADA signed?

Accepted Answer

1990 - The ADA was signed into law on July 26th, 1990.

Question 3

How many Titles (parts) does the ADA have?

Accepted Answer

5 - Employment, State & Local Government, Transportation, Public Accommodations, Telecommunications, and Miscellaneous

Question 4

Who signed the ADA into law?

Accepted Answer

George H.W. Bush - George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law during a ceremony on the White House lawn.

Question 5

Which of these questions does a person with a service animal NOT have to answer when asked by a business?

Accepted Answer

Do you have documentation for your service animal?

Question 6

True or False: The ADA requires restaurants to have Braille versions of restaurant menus available for customers who are blind or have vision-related disabilities.

Accepted Answer

False - Braille is one option specified by the ADA, but restaurants can also comply with the law by providing other alternatives, including audio recordings or having staff available to read menus to customers.

Question 7

Does the ADA require service animals to be professionally trained?

Accepted Answer

No - While people with service animals can use professional training programs, people with disabilities have the right to train their service animals themselves..

Question 8

Under the ADA, can an employer choose not to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker with a disability?

Accepted Answer

No - The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers or job applicants with disabilities..

Question 9

The ADA requires accessible parking spaces to have access aisles. What are access aisles for?

Accepted Answer

To provide room for people who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices to - Access aisles provide space for people who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices to get in and out of their vehicles. Access aisles are usually marked with diagonal stripes.

Question 10

A private business must comply with the ADA's employment rules if it has at least this number of employees.

Accepted Answer

15 - Private businesses with at least 15 employees must comply with the ADA's employment rules.

Question 11

Which of the following options does the ADA identify as a "major life activity"?

Accepted Answer

Seeing, Hearing, Eating, Standing - The ADA also lists additional examples of major life activities, including lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, working, and the operation of major bodily functions.

Question 12

Which city had the first independent living center in the country?

Accepted Answer

Berkeley, CA - The Berkeley center opened in 1972, followed by the Boston Center for Independent living in 1974. There are now more than 400 independent living centers across the country.

Question 13

Where was the first school for Deaf people?

Accepted Answer

West Hartford, Conn. - The American School for the Deaf was founded in 1817. It was the first permanent school in the U.S. for Deaf people.

Question 14

True or False: Before the ADA was passed, , people with disabilities could be barred from public places like trains and restaurants.

Accepted Answer

True - The ADA says disabled people can’t be discriminated against in employment, transportation, public accommodations and communications access.

Question 15

Who has been called “the mother” of the disability rights movement?

Accepted Answer

Judy Heumann - Judy Heumann led protests and was a leader during the 504 Sit-ins, pushing disability rights to the forefront of national politics. Her activism eventually led to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Heumann later worked for the Clinton administration on expanding educational opportunities for students with disabilities, and in the Obama administration to fight for disability rights worldwide.

Question 16

Which of the following movies share an anniversary year with the Americans with Disabilities 1. Act?

Accepted Answer

Home Alone , Dances with Wolves, Total Recall, Ghost

Question 17

True or False: The ADA applies only in cases of K-12 education, but not 3. college, graduate school, or vocational training.

Accepted Answer

False - The ADA applies to the above forms of education as well as licensing tests, standardized tests, and more.

Question 18

True or False: The ADA does NOT apply to buildings built before the ADA was passed in 1990.

Accepted Answer

False - The ADA requires the removal of barriers to accessibility in older buildings unless removing a barrier is “not readily achievable”.

Question 19

True or False: Organizations that sponsor sports must provide a person who has a disability an equal opportunity to both try out for and compete on teams.

Accepted Answer

True - “Reasonable accommodations” must be provided for athletes that have a “disability” and that they are “otherwise qualified” to participate in the sport or activity in question.

Question 20

Which of the following is a possible accommodation under the ADA for a college or university student with a disability?

Accepted Answer

Additional time or a distractionfree alternate setting for tests.

Question 21

A service animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. Which type of animal is NOT an acceptable service animal option under the ADA?

Accepted Answer

Pig - Pigs are not legally service animals under the ADA but can be emotional support animals.

Question 22

Advocacy led to the creation of the ADA. In what country did the self-advocacy movement start?

Accepted Answer

Sweden - The self-advocacy movement can be traced to Sweden where in the late 1960s, people with intellectual disabilities were supported to create and lead their own leisure clubs.

Question 23

True or False: Employers cannot ask medical or disability-related questions on a job application/interview.

Accepted Answer

True - The exception is that a government agency can ask an applicant to voluntarily disclose a disability for affirmative action purposes.

Question 24

If a person with a vision impairment needs assistance at a doctor’s office, they have a legally protected right under the ADA to ask for:

Accepted Answer

Braille or large-print materials, Assistance filling out required forms, Staff identifying themselves upon entering the room, Orientation to a hospital room and the way to the nurses’ station - All are examples of accommodations that are perfectly viable to request for people with disabilities.

Question 25

Which group provided vital support to activists during the 504 sit-in protest?

Accepted Answer

Black Panther Party - The Black Panther Party brought meals and supplies to the protesters. The protest was the longest takeover of a federal building ever in American history.

Question 26

When is Disability Pride Month?

Accepted Answer

July

Question 27

Which of the following sign languages is most closely related to American Sign Language (ASL)?

Accepted Answer

French Sign Language - Each country or region has its own distinct language and there are more than 300 different sign languages across the world. ASL is not linked to English and is not merely a visual representation to English; it has its own unique grammar rules and syntax. Linguists believe ASL originated from French sign language in the 1800s.

Disability Law Trivia

2) When was the ADA signed?

3) How many Titles (parts) does the ADA have?

4) Who signed the ADA into law?

5) Which of these questions does a person with a service animal NOT have to answer when asked by a business?

6) True or False: The ADA requires restaurants to have Braille versions of restaurant menus available for customers who are blind or have vision-related disabilities.

7) Does the ADA require service animals to be professionally trained?

8) Under the ADA, can an employer choose not to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker with a disability?

9) The ADA requires accessible parking spaces to have access aisles. What are access aisles for?

10) A private business must comply with the ADA's employment rules if it has at least this number of employees.

11) Which of the following options does the ADA identify as a "major life activity"?

12) Which city had the first independent living center in the country?

13) Where was the first school for Deaf people?

14) True or False: Before the ADA was passed, , people with disabilities could be barred from public places like trains and restaurants.

15) Who has been called “the mother” of the disability rights movement?

16) Which of the following movies share an anniversary year with the Americans with Disabilities 1. Act?

17) True or False: The ADA applies only in cases of K-12 education, but not 3. college, graduate school, or vocational training.

18) True or False: The ADA does NOT apply to buildings built before the ADA was passed in 1990.

19) True or False: Organizations that sponsor sports must provide a person who has a disability an equal opportunity to both try out for and compete on teams.

20) Which of the following is a possible accommodation under the ADA for a college or university student with a disability?

21) A service animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. Which type of animal is NOT an acceptable service animal option under the ADA?

22) Advocacy led to the creation of the ADA. In what country did the self-advocacy movement start?

23) True or False: Employers cannot ask medical or disability-related questions on a job application/interview.

24) If a person with a vision impairment needs assistance at a doctor’s office, they have a legally protected right under the ADA to ask for:

25) Which group provided vital support to activists during the 504 sit-in protest?

26) When is Disability Pride Month?

27) Which of the following sign languages is most closely related to American Sign Language (ASL)?