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CANS Exam 1 Child and Adolescent Needs and
Strengths Certification||Verified Exam!!||, 2026/2027 -
Question TCOM-Aligned Competency
Assessment||Newest Exam!!!
The national association for Retarded Children (NARC)
began in 1950 Presented..... - Answer-a call to action for
the federal government to expand teaching and research
in the education of children with intellectual disabilities.
The United States Cerebral Palsy and NARC were
concerned.... - Answer-with providing accurate information
to the public regarding the people they represented; both
wanted to ensure the rights of full citizenship for people
with disabilities through access to medical treatment,
social services and education
New parent groups began to advocate in 1950s during the
civil rights movement - Answer--National Association for
Retarded Children (NARC)
-United Cerebral Palsy Organization (UCP)
-National Society for Autistic Children
-Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
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-Declared that separate education for people of color was
unequal
-By 1960, Congress and state legislatures were actively
seeking to improve the lives of people with disabilities -
Answer-Brown vs. The Topeka Kansas Board of Education
(1954)
-Ordered public schools in District of Columbia to provide
a free public education to all children with mental
retardation (ages 6-21)
-Eventually led to the passage of Public Law 94-142, 1975
- renamed IDEA in 1990 - Answer-Mills vs. District of
Columbia Board of Education
free and appropriate public education for all students with
disabilities - Answer-Public Law 94-142 (IDEA)
-"no otherwise qualified person with a disability... shall,
solely on the basis of disability be denied access to or the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity provided by any entity/institution that
receives federal financial assistance."
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-led to the formation of the ADA - Answer-Section 504 (of
the vocation rehabilitation act)
prevents discrimination on the basis of disability in
employment, programs and services provided by state and
local government, goods and services provided by private
companies and commercial facilities. - Answer-ADA
(Americans with disabilities act)
a person is considered to have a disability if he/she has
(1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
him or her in one or more major life activity (2) has a
record of such impairment or (3) is regarded as having
such an impairment. - Answer-How the ADA defines a
disability
What are the Provisions of the ADA? - Answer--
employment
-transportation
-Public Accommodations
-Government
-Telecommunications
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ADA mandates that employers may not discriminate in any
employment practices, including job application
procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation,
training, and other terms, condition, privileges of
employment. - Answer-Employment provisions of the ADA
ADA requires that all new public transit buses, bus and
train stations, and rail systems must be accessible to
people with disabilities - Answer-transportation provisions
of the ADA
restaurants, hotels and retail stores may not discriminate
against individuals with disabilities - Answer-public
accommodation provisions of the ADA
state and local agencies may not discriminate against
qualified individuals with disabilities. - Answer-Government
provisions of the ADA
ADA requires that all companies offering telephone service
to the general public must offer telephone relay services to
individuals with hearing loss - Answer-telecommunication
provision of the ADA
CANS Exam 1 Child and Adolescent Needs and
Strengths Certification||Verified Exam!!||, 2026/2027 -
Question TCOM-Aligned Competency
Assessment||Newest Exam!!!
The national association for Retarded Children (NARC)
began in 1950 Presented..... - Answer-a call to action for
the federal government to expand teaching and research
in the education of children with intellectual disabilities.
The United States Cerebral Palsy and NARC were
concerned.... - Answer-with providing accurate information
to the public regarding the people they represented; both
wanted to ensure the rights of full citizenship for people
with disabilities through access to medical treatment,
social services and education
New parent groups began to advocate in 1950s during the
civil rights movement - Answer--National Association for
Retarded Children (NARC)
-United Cerebral Palsy Organization (UCP)
-National Society for Autistic Children
-Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
,2|Page
-Declared that separate education for people of color was
unequal
-By 1960, Congress and state legislatures were actively
seeking to improve the lives of people with disabilities -
Answer-Brown vs. The Topeka Kansas Board of Education
(1954)
-Ordered public schools in District of Columbia to provide
a free public education to all children with mental
retardation (ages 6-21)
-Eventually led to the passage of Public Law 94-142, 1975
- renamed IDEA in 1990 - Answer-Mills vs. District of
Columbia Board of Education
free and appropriate public education for all students with
disabilities - Answer-Public Law 94-142 (IDEA)
-"no otherwise qualified person with a disability... shall,
solely on the basis of disability be denied access to or the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity provided by any entity/institution that
receives federal financial assistance."
,3|Page
-led to the formation of the ADA - Answer-Section 504 (of
the vocation rehabilitation act)
prevents discrimination on the basis of disability in
employment, programs and services provided by state and
local government, goods and services provided by private
companies and commercial facilities. - Answer-ADA
(Americans with disabilities act)
a person is considered to have a disability if he/she has
(1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
him or her in one or more major life activity (2) has a
record of such impairment or (3) is regarded as having
such an impairment. - Answer-How the ADA defines a
disability
What are the Provisions of the ADA? - Answer--
employment
-transportation
-Public Accommodations
-Government
-Telecommunications
, 4|Page
ADA mandates that employers may not discriminate in any
employment practices, including job application
procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation,
training, and other terms, condition, privileges of
employment. - Answer-Employment provisions of the ADA
ADA requires that all new public transit buses, bus and
train stations, and rail systems must be accessible to
people with disabilities - Answer-transportation provisions
of the ADA
restaurants, hotels and retail stores may not discriminate
against individuals with disabilities - Answer-public
accommodation provisions of the ADA
state and local agencies may not discriminate against
qualified individuals with disabilities. - Answer-Government
provisions of the ADA
ADA requires that all companies offering telephone service
to the general public must offer telephone relay services to
individuals with hearing loss - Answer-telecommunication
provision of the ADA
