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REHB330 Exam 1what percentage of the world's population is disabled? - ANS-17%
what percentage of americans are disabled? - ANS-19%
12% have a severe disability
4% of people >6yrs old need assistance with ADLs
33% are cognitive in nature (INVISIBLE)
33% are in >65 years old
what is the percentage of people who live in Illinois who are disabled? - ANS-10.5%
what is the percentage of school aged children that are disabled? - ANS-5.2%
2.8 million
DISABILITY IS PART OF THE HUMAN CONDITION ALMOST EVERYONE WILL BE
TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY IMPAIRED AT SOME POINT IN LIFE - ANS-**
disability rights movement - ANS-response to a growing sense of oppression
Federal legislation did little to end isolation
-- Rehabilitation act of 1973 laws were not always i enforced (this was because the only penalty
of not following the law was not getting gov funding!!!)
manifested years after other minorities ended or diminished discrimination practices
the specific goals and demands of the disability rights movement was: - ANS-accessibility and
safety in transportation, architecture, and the physical environment
equal opportunities in independent living, employment, education, and housing
freedom from abuse, neglect, and violations of patient's rights
effective civil rights legislation is sought in order to secure these opportunities and rights
what percentage do people ages 31-64 account for in nursing homes? - ANS-Individuals ages
31-64 account for 14% of nursing home residents
Up from 10% of nursing home residents in 2000
Rehabilitation act of 1973
, SECTION 504 - ANS-**First civil-rights statute for persons with disabilities
"No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States, shall, solely by reason of
his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
Precursor to the Americans with Disabilities Act
Section 504 applies to - ANS-Almost all public school districts
Public and most private colleges and universities.
Health and social services, programs.
Public housing authorities, cities and towns that receive Community Development Block Grants
(CDBG) or other federal funds, private for profit or non-profit housing developers, and student
housing.
Transportation services
Then Title I of the ADA (employment provisions) was enacted, some of the legal requirements of
the ADA differed from the Rehabilitation Act, even though the two laws shared the same
purpose: ending employment discrimination based on disability. Congress subsequently
amended the Rehabilitation Act, applying the ADA standards to federal employment. This
EEOC final regulation continues the movement towards full integration of individuals with
disabilities into the Federal workforce by clarifying the application of the employment provisions
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to federal government workers. - ANS-**
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
SECTION 508 - ANS-Mandates equal access to electronic office equipment for all federal
employees
-MAJOR reason why computer equipment has a lot of accessible options
Defines rehabilitation technology: Rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology devices
and services
Mandates rehabilitation technology to be part of an Individualized Written Rehabilitation
Program
Attendant care (home based care) cost about ____ of the cost of care provided in a Nursing
Home* - ANS-1/3 **
The average yearly cost of institutionalization = $57,000 vs. the average yearly cost of
independent community-based living = $26,000
Increased upfront costs to hire case manages, aides, find housing and pay for other things to
make home-based care work but less expensive in the long term.
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