Disability Studies Practice
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Course Introduction
Disability Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the social, cultural, political, and historical dimensions of disability. Rather than viewing disability solely through a medical or individual lens, the course explores how societal attitudes, policies, and structures shape the experiences of disabled people. Students engage with critical theories, legal frameworks, and advocacy movements, analyzing topics such as accessibility, representation, rights, and intersectionality. The course challenges ableism and encourages a rethinking of disability as a natural part of human diversity, fostering an understanding of the experiences and contributions of disabled individuals in various communities and contexts.
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Special Education in Contemporary Society 5th edition
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Chapter 1: Special Education in Context People Concepts and Perspectives
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Q1) All of the following are categories of disability under IDEA except
A) Traumatic brain injury
B) Autism
C) Gifted and talented
D) Multiple disabilities
Answer: C
Q2) Who founded the first school for the deaf?
A) Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
B) Samuel Gridley Howe
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lewis Terman
Answer: A
Q3) Simply stated, a special education is a(n)______________________ instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner.
A) Universal
B) Customized
C) Appropriate
D) Collaborative
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Policies Practices and Programs
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Q1) The empowerment model is the basis for the construction of an effective individualized family service plan.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) PL 94-142 requires services be provided for preschool children with disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) What key feature is often overlooked when considering service delivery options?
A) Instructor personality
B) Temporary nature of placement
C) Financial cost of delivery options
D) Age of student
Answer: B
Q4) Explain what occurs when a student reaches the "age of majority."
Answer: Information is provided to the student at least 1 year before reaching the age of majority regarding the transfer of rights to the student upon reaching the age of majority.
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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality
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Q1) Cultural pluralism requires cultural groups to relinquish or abandon their cultural heritage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Bilingual special education does not consider the student's language and culture as important components in creating an appropriate educational program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Students who have disabilities and are culturally and linguistically diverse do not present significant challenges for their teachers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) There is an underrepresentation of minority children in special education.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Parents Families and Exceptionality
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Q1) Issues that the parents of a child with a disability might address when the child is an adolescent (ages 12-21)are
Q2) The initial response to a child's disability is ambivalence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What piece of federal legislation requires that parents participate fully in education decisions affecting their son or daughter?
Q4) All of the following are current descriptions of how service providers and professionals view the parental of exceptional children except
A) Collaborators
B) Advocates
C) Adversaries
D) Partners
Q5) The eugenics movement
A) Pushed for the rights of disabled individuals
B) Sought to improve the quality of humankind through selective breeding
C) Built the foundation for parent-professional collaboration
D) Is still highly influential in modern society
Q6) List and briefly describe three of the seven family functions.
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Chapter 5: Assistive Technology
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Q1) Assistive technology is selected and implemented to assist a student in
A) Employment
B) After-school activities
C) Transition to the next grade
D) Meeting his or her IEP goals
Q2) In the 1970s, with the invention of the _______, additional assistive technology became available to support students with disabilities.
A) Digital camera
B) iPod
C) Microcomputer
D) Text-to-speech software
Q3) Assistive technology can meet only a limited range of needs for the diverse population of individuals with disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the significant legislation for assistive technology that predates the 1988 Technology Act.
Q5) Discuss how assistive technology can be included in a student's IEP.
Q6) When defining assistive technology, what is meant by "devices and services"?
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Chapter 6: Individuals With Intellectual Disability
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Q1) The father of special education is considered to be
A) Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
B) Édouard Séguin
C) Howard Gardner
D) King Henry II
Q2) The use of intelligence testing to identify persons with intellectual disabilities is a controversial issue.Name and describe at least two reasons that there is concern over the use of IQ testing to assess intelligence.
Q3) The ability of an individual to meet the standards of personal independence as well as social responsibility appropriate for his or her chronological age and culture group is referred to as
A) Task analysis
B) Self-advocacy
C) Adaptive behavior
D) Self-esteem
Q4) Once an individual's IQ score has been established, it will remain constant throughout his or her lifetime.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Individuals With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) What emerging method of identifying a learning disability was supported with the reauthorization of IDEA 2004?
A) Severe discrepancy
B) Progress monitoring
C) Response to intervention
D) Disability assessment
Q2) Juan was identified with a learning disability at age 10.When interviewing his mother, she disclosed that his father and other relatives had significant difficulties in reading and spelling.The etiology of the learning disability would most likely be attributed to what category?
A) Acquired trauma
B) Genetic/hereditary influences
C) Biochemical abnormalities
D) Environmental possibilities
Q3) Children with learning disabilities almost always have subpar intelligence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List four common components of the definitions of learning disability.
Q5) What are three potential advantages of RTI?
Q6) List four skills that affect an individual's reading comprehension.
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Chapter 8: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) During the 2011-2012 school year, more than 734,000 students were identified as Other Health Impaired.In the past decade, this category has seen an astonishing _______increase, largely suspected to be the result of the increased number of students diagnosed with ADHD.
A) 50%
B) 97%
C) 117%
D) 200%
Q2) The most popular form of medication used to treat individuals with ADHD is A) Psychostimulants
B) Antidepressants
C) Narcotics
D) Psychotropics
Q3) Gender studies indicate which of the following to be true:
A) Teachers recognize ADHD in girls quicker than they do in boys.
B) Girls with ADHD tend to be withdrawn and exhibit inattention.
C) Boys with ADHD are able to control their behaviors.
D) ADHD manifests itself the same in boys as it does in girls.
Q4) What is a likely reason the prevalence of ADHD continues to grow?
Q5) List the five steps students follow in the self-regulation process.
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Chapter 9: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) According to the text, problematic behavior that is brought on by a major life stressor, but usually goes away, is called
A) Disruptive
B) Noteworthy
C) Apathetic
D) Transient
Q2) ______________ refers to the severity of behavior.
A) Frequency
B) Duration
C) Intensity
D) Age-appropriateness
Q3) The belief that emotional or behavioral disorders stem from the result of physiological flaws is an example of which conceptual model?
A) Biological
B) Physiometric
C) Ecological
D) Humanistic
Q4) What are some possible reasons why there is a low level of identification of children ages 3 to 5 as having an emotional or behavioral disorder?
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Chapter 10: Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) All of the following are examples of repetitive and restrictive behavior except A) Cleanliness
B) Eating only certain foods
C) Repeated body movements
D) Rigidity about routines
Q2) "Bad mothering" is associated with which theory for causes of autism?
A) Environmental theory
B) Psychogenic theory
C) Organic theory
D) Behavioral theory
Q3) There is a cure for autism spectrum disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Although no one instructional approach is effective with all students with autism spectrum disorders, an emphasis on developing ________________ and appropriate social skills is characteristic of most approaches.
A) Moral developmental skills
B) Environmental safety abilities
C) Functional communication abilities
D) Adaptive living skills
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Chapter 11: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments
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Q1) Which of the following scenarios is an example of a student demonstrating receptive language?
A) The teacher tells Bob to go get a marker and bring it to her. Bob gets the marker and takes it to the teacher.
B) Bob holds up a marker and says to the teacher, "I have a marker."
C) The teacher tells Bob to go get a marker and bring it to her. Bob walks to the sink.
D) Bob holds up a marker and says to the teacher, "Me marker."
Q2) Speech and language problems resulting from a child contracting meningitis are an example of a(n)_______ communication disorder.
A) Preventable
B) Developmental
C) Congenital
D) Acquired
Q3) Slightly less than 20% of students receiving special education services are receiving services for speech and language impairments.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Differentiate between speech, language, and communication.
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Chapter 12: Individuals With Hearing Impairments
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Q1) Signed English is an even closer match to ASL but with the advantage of English word order.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What has a tiny array of electrodes that is surgically implanted in the inner ear (cochlea)and is attached to a receiver-stimulator implanted just behind the ear at the base of the skull?
Q3) Today, the majority of students with hearing impairments attend public schools.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What type of graph is used to measure hearing?
A) Cardiogram
B) Audiogram
C) Hearing chart
D) Cochleogram
Q5) Edward Gallaudet strongly supported Alexander Graham Bell's positions on the oral approaches for the instruction of children with hearing impairments.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Individuals With Visual Impairments
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Q1) What percentage of school-age children in the United States experience vision impairment significant enough to require specialized support in their educational program?
A) 1%
B) 2.4%
C) 5.2%
D) 6%
Q2) Describe the three types of learning media and give at least one example of how each could be used to instruct a child with a visual impairment.
Q3) Appropriate assessment strategies are a prerequisite to effective teaching.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Name three frequent causes of eye injury.
Q5) All of the following are examples of adaptive software listed in the text except A) Screen enlargement software
B) Screen readers
C) Speech recognition
D) Braille input devices
Q6) Name three of the most common visual impairments affecting school-age children.
Q7) Explain the purpose of the expanded core curriculum.
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Chapter 14: Individuals With Physical Disabilities Health
Disabilities and Related Lowincidence Disabilities
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Q1) What percentage of school-age children with orthopedic impairments has educational placements in regular education?
A) 20%
B) 50.1%
C) 59.2%
D) 70.2%
Q2) Name five principal communication systems used by persons with deaf-blindness.
Q3) Discuss multiple ways an individual can acquire a traumatic brain injury.
Q4) What is self-advocacy? Why is it important for students to develop this skill? How can teachers help students develop this skill?
Q5) The HIV virus can be transmitted between persons through A) The air
B) Saliva
C) Breast milk
D) None of the above
Q6) Pupils with deaf-blindness were reported as making up only .02% of all individuals receiving special education.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented
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Q1) The etiology of giftedness is both genetic and environmental.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Originally, gifted students were identified solely on which of the following metrics?
A) Leadership ability
B) Athletic dominance
C) Intelligence quota
D) Musical aptitude
Q3) Individuals who perform at the very high end, for any category of giftedness and talent, are often referred to as profoundly gifted and talented.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A well-known outlet for adults who are gifted is A) NASA
B) DEXTER
C) AWGAT
D) MENSA
Q5) List two assessment methods that may be used when evaluating a student for giftedness.
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