RHFAC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Statistics Canada - people with disabilities
1 in 5
RHFAC rating focus areas
public, commercial, institutional,
multi-unit residential buildings,
trails and pathways
meaningful access
a person with disabilities is, without assistance, able to approach, enter, pass to and
from, and make use of an area and its facilities
accessibility
degree to which a product, device, activity, facility, service, or environment allows
everyone to participate fully and is available to everyone on an equal basis
CSD
Canadian Survey on Disability (2017, Statistics Canada)
CSD's 10 types of disability
seeing,
hearing,
mobility,
flexibility,
dexterity,
pain,
learning,
developmental,
mental/psychological,
memory
percentage of disability in ages 15-24, and 25-64 (CSD)
13%, and 20%
percentage of disability in ages 65+ (CSD)
38%
percentage of disability in women (CSD)
,24%
percentage of disability in men (CSD)
20%
Most common disability (CSD)
pain (15%)
How many people have more than 1 disability (CSD)
1, 29%
2-3, 38%
>4, 33%
How many people working age, not employed have potential to work (CSD)
2 in 5 (39%)
disability definition
a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities
arises from the interaction between a person's health condition or impairment and the
multitude of influencing factors in their environment.
medical model of disability
"it's not my problem".
the disability is a medical condition and expects the person to change to fit with society;
the individuals responsibility
social model of disability
"we're all in this together".
disability as an aspect of diversity,
focuses on the barriers created by society
DSQs
new Disability Screening Questions:
move towards social model,
identify type and severity,
achieve greater consistency,
improve coverage,
short enough for adoption
areas affected by vision loss
, usable visual field,
visual acuity,
colour perception,
contrast sensitivity
common eye conditions
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Glaucoma
Asitmatism
Cataracts
Retinitis pigmentosa
sign language used in Canada
ASL (american sign language),
LSQ (la langue des signes quebecoise),
MSL (maritime sign language)
hard of hearing
partial impairment of heading, often of illness, injury, or aging
causes of mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain (physical disabilities)
cerebral palsy
arthritis
muscular dystrophy
multiple sclerosis
spina bifida
aging
amputees
learning disability
conditions that affect the acquisition, organization, retention, understanding, or use of
verbal or non-verbal information:
oral language
reading
written language
mathematics
examples of learning disability
dyslexia,
ADHD
developmental disability