CPACE TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ What is the medical model of disability? Answer: The medical model
of disability focuses solely on the biological aspects of disability.
◉ What disability model says that disability is an issue with inaccessible
environments rather than people ? Answer: Social model
◉ What's a weakness of the social identity model? Answer: People
might like this model because they feel excluded from society.
◉ What's a pro of the functional solutions model? Answer: It looks for
helpful and realistic ways to solve problems
◉ What is the charity model? Answer: The idea that people with
disabilities are the victims of unfortunate situations and deserve special
treatment.
◉ What is a pro of the medical model? Answer: It's based on clearly
defined factual information
◉ What are the weaknesses of the medical model? Answer: Very
specific definitions can be an issue when some people don't fit into a box
,and might miss out on benefits or assistance that they need. It also
overlooks the need for accessible environments because of its focus on
the individual. And it can give a person an "other" label.
◉ What's the social model? Answer: The idea that disability is a
function of how a person interacts with their environment. If things were
designed in an accessible way, then a disability wouldn't be a barrier.
◉ What's a pro of the social model? Answer: It empowers people with a
disability by putting the need for change on the environment instead of
the person. It could indirectly influence designers and architects to create
a more usable world.
◉ What are weaknesses of the social model? Answer: It can make a
disability seem impersonal, and some people with disabilities feel like
their disability is an important part of themself. It also de-emphasizes the
reality that people with disabilities can face.
◉ What is the functional solutions model? Answer: It identifies the
functional impairments of a person and looks for ways to create and
innovate new ways to help people interact with their environment.
◉ What is a weakness of the functional solutions model? Answer: The
search for a specific way to solve a problem might mean that a broader
way to solve the problem is overlooked.
, ◉ What are three types of visual disabilities? Answer: Blindness, low
vision, color blindness
◉ What are five types of mobility disorders? Answer: Manual
dexterity/fine motor control, ambulation, muscle fatigue, body size,
body shape and form
◉ What are some types of cognitive disorders? Answer: Intellectual,
memory, reading, math comprehension, ADHD, learning, dyslexia,
language, autism
◉ What are the two types of seizure disorders? Answer: Photosensitive
and general seizure disorder
◉ What are three types of psychological disorders? Answer: Social,
emotional, and behavioral
◉ What is the economic model? Answer: It defines disability by a
person's ability to work
◉ What are pros of the economic model? Answer: It recognizes that
some people will need modifications to their work environment and also
that individuals who can't work may need financial assistance
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ What is the medical model of disability? Answer: The medical model
of disability focuses solely on the biological aspects of disability.
◉ What disability model says that disability is an issue with inaccessible
environments rather than people ? Answer: Social model
◉ What's a weakness of the social identity model? Answer: People
might like this model because they feel excluded from society.
◉ What's a pro of the functional solutions model? Answer: It looks for
helpful and realistic ways to solve problems
◉ What is the charity model? Answer: The idea that people with
disabilities are the victims of unfortunate situations and deserve special
treatment.
◉ What is a pro of the medical model? Answer: It's based on clearly
defined factual information
◉ What are the weaknesses of the medical model? Answer: Very
specific definitions can be an issue when some people don't fit into a box
,and might miss out on benefits or assistance that they need. It also
overlooks the need for accessible environments because of its focus on
the individual. And it can give a person an "other" label.
◉ What's the social model? Answer: The idea that disability is a
function of how a person interacts with their environment. If things were
designed in an accessible way, then a disability wouldn't be a barrier.
◉ What's a pro of the social model? Answer: It empowers people with a
disability by putting the need for change on the environment instead of
the person. It could indirectly influence designers and architects to create
a more usable world.
◉ What are weaknesses of the social model? Answer: It can make a
disability seem impersonal, and some people with disabilities feel like
their disability is an important part of themself. It also de-emphasizes the
reality that people with disabilities can face.
◉ What is the functional solutions model? Answer: It identifies the
functional impairments of a person and looks for ways to create and
innovate new ways to help people interact with their environment.
◉ What is a weakness of the functional solutions model? Answer: The
search for a specific way to solve a problem might mean that a broader
way to solve the problem is overlooked.
, ◉ What are three types of visual disabilities? Answer: Blindness, low
vision, color blindness
◉ What are five types of mobility disorders? Answer: Manual
dexterity/fine motor control, ambulation, muscle fatigue, body size,
body shape and form
◉ What are some types of cognitive disorders? Answer: Intellectual,
memory, reading, math comprehension, ADHD, learning, dyslexia,
language, autism
◉ What are the two types of seizure disorders? Answer: Photosensitive
and general seizure disorder
◉ What are three types of psychological disorders? Answer: Social,
emotional, and behavioral
◉ What is the economic model? Answer: It defines disability by a
person's ability to work
◉ What are pros of the economic model? Answer: It recognizes that
some people will need modifications to their work environment and also
that individuals who can't work may need financial assistance
