PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◍ Workforce Investment Act of 1988.
Answer: Attempts to induce business to participate in the local delivery of
Workforce Development Services through Workforce Investment Boards
(WIBs) which were to be chaired by private sector members of the local
community.
◍ Motivational Interviewing.
Answer: Counseling in which a person's behavior and its effects are
reflected on, a desire for change identified and a strategy to achieve a new
future established and followed
◍ Providing services outside institutional and workshop settings.
Answer: This can include but is not limited to working with those still in
school or working with those in the community at a Supported employment
or Job Coaching level.
◍ systematic Instruction.
Answer: Universally effective approach to teaching when an individual
experienced difficulty learning tasks or activities
◍ Volunteering.
Answer: Generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual or
group provides services for no financial or social gain "to benefit another
person, group or organization". Volunteering is also renowned for skill
development and is often intended to promote goodness or to improve
, human quality of life. Volunteering may have positive benefits for the
volunteer as well as for the person or community served. It is also intended
to make contacts for possible employment. Many volunteers are specifically
trained in the areas they work. Volunteering is not a paid service by IVRS.
◍ OLMSTEAD ACT.
Answer: Addresses full inclusion in the community
◍ Workforce Investment Act of 1988.
Answer: Established the workforce system.
◍ Empowerment & Self Determination.
Answer: "Everyone has the ability to contribute to their community and the
right to integration and inclusion in the workforce. Autonomy is key.
Businesses will benefit from a diverse workforce."
◍ SSDAC.
Answer: Social Security for the Disabled Adult Child
◍ NCLB act works according to four common-sense principles:.
Answer: 1. Holding schools accountable for results2. Giving states and
districts flexibility in how they spend federal money3. Using scientific
research to guide classroom practice4. Involving parents by giving them
information and choices about their children's education.
◍ Rapid Engagement.
Answer: Contacting employers should typically occur within one month of
working with a person.
◍ American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Answer: Organization responsible for publishing a definition and
classification manual that emphasizes systems of support for individuals
with intellectual disabilities
◍ Employment First Component.
Answer: Where typical opportunities exist for integration and interactions
with co-workers without disabilities with customers, and/or the general
, public.
◍ Americans with Disabilities Act.
Answer: Our nation's recent civil rights law which extends the
non-discrimination protections of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to all other
aspects of society.
◍ Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Answer: Chapters tics include:-difficulty communicating wants and
needs-lack of social awareness-lack of eye contact-lack of empathy-lack of
boundaries-little or no social play with peers-unusual preoccupation with
items in the environment
◍ Americans with Disabilities Act.
Answer: Enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission & Dept. of Justice.
◍ AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
Answer: Our nation's recent civil rights law which extends the
non-discrimination protections of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to all other
aspects of society
◍ A.
D. A. Title II.
Answer: State & Local Governments
◍ Employment.
Answer: Competitive employment is work performed in the integrated labor
market in which the individual is compensated at or above minimum wage,
but not less than the customary wage and benefits paid for the same or
similar work performed by individuals who do not have a disability. "This
philosophy that presumes employ ability of all people in the community
regardless of disability".
◍ The IEP process.
Answer: *All personnel involved in the student;s with disabilities learning
environment collaborate to set long and short term educational
, goals.*Decisions are not made independent of the IEP team.*IEP teams can
consist of both general and special education teachers, therapists, parents,
student (When appropriate), representatives from outside agencies, and
others involved in the student's education.
◍ Employment First Components.
Answer: Where the assigned work tasks offer at least minimum or prevailing
wages and benefits
◍ Employment First Components.
Answer: Being the first and preferred outcome for working-age youth and
adults with disabilities, including those with complex and significant
disabilities, for whom working in the past has been limited, or has not
traditionally occurred
◍ Florence County School District Four v, Shannon Carter, 1993.
Answer: This case established that when a school district does not provide
FAPE for a student with a disability, the parents may seek reimbursement
for private schooling. This decision has encouraged districts to be more
inclusive of students with autism who receive ABA/Lovaas therapy.
◍ Discovery.
Answer: Getting to know the person in a variety places including the
community.
◍ Job Developer.
Answer: A professional who matches employers to employees through
pairing targeted business needs with an individual's transferable skills.
◍ Benefits Counseling and Benefits Analysis.
Answer: Services provided to assist an individual in understanding options
and possibilities in order to make an informed choice about going to work.
These services result in a report informed choice about employment.
◍ IDEA 97 reauthorization.
Answer: This amendment retains the major provisions of previous federal
laws and also includes modifications to the law. Some of the changes