Disability Knowledge Quiz
1) What percentage of the population have some type of disability according to the 2,000 census?
a) 33.5 million.
b) 44.3 million.
c) 51.2 million.
d) 56.9 million.
2) Which of the following statements are true regarding people with disabilities and income?
a)$22,000 Median earnings for people with a nonsevere disability. This compares to $25,000 for those with no disability and $12,800 for those with a severe disability.
b) 18% Percentage of people with a nonsevere disability and household incomes of $80,000 or more. By comparison, 26 percent of people without a disability had household incomes of $80,000 or more with the same being true of 9 percent of those with a severe one.
c) 11% The poverty rate for people ages 25 to 64 with a nonsevere disability. This compares to 26 percent for those with a severe disability and 8 percent of those without a disability.
d) All of the above
3) Which of the following represents the percentage of people with severe disabilities who graduated from college?
a) 22%
b) 33%
c) 43%
d) None of the above
4) Which of the following statements are true about people with disabilities?
a) 73% are the heads of households
b) 46% are married
c) 77% have no children
d) All of the above
5) According to the 2004 National Organization on Disabilities' (N.O.D.) survey, the most productive contributors to society are the?
a) 18 to 29 year olds
b) 30 to 39 year olds
c) 40 to 49 year olds
d) 50 to 65 year olds
6) Which city has the highest civilian noninstitutionalized number of residents with disabilities?
a) San Diego
b) Phoenix
c) Chicago
d) Detroit
7) According to a General Accounting Office report, implementing the access provisions of the ADA has increased revenues in the hotel and hospitality industry by?
a) 7%
b) 12%
c) 18%
d) 21%
8) Four out of 10 people with disabilities conduct business and personal activities online, spending an average of 20 hours per week logged on to the Internet.
a) True
b) False
9) Of the 69.6 million families in the United States, 35.5 million families have at least one member with a disability.
a) True
b) False
10) The aggregate income of people with disabilities tops $1 trillion. This includes $220 billion in discretionary income.
a) True
b) False
11) Low-income families are almost 50% more likely to have a child with a disability than higher-income families.
a) True
b) False
12) Single mothers receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families have a 38% rate of having a disability themselves.
a) True
b) False
13) People with disabilities have less involvement in religious services, local politics, cultural events, outdoor activities, and community service organizations than those without disabilities.
a) True
b) False
14) Choose the statement below that is NOT true.
a) Learning Disabilities affect people's ability to either interpret what they see and hear, or to link information from different parts of the brain.
b) 3 out of every 100 children born in this country have, or will develop a developmental disability.
c) Autism is a neurological disorder that often is present at birth, but does not appear to have a “genetic link.”
d) Anxiety disorders, as a group, are the most common mental illness in America.
15) Choose the statement below that is NOT true.
a) You should always talk directly to the person with the disability.
b) When talking to a person who is blind, let them first guess who you are.
c) People who are deaf can have excellent speech.
d) It is not ok to lean on and/or touch a person's wheelchair when talking to them.