CRRN EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -ANSWER-
first 'rights' legislation to prohibit discrimination against
people with disabilities. Precursor to ADA Title 1
Rehabilitation Legislation -ANSWER-
!970s & 1980s bills created that focused on protection against
discrimination in federally assisted and federally conducted
programs
Social Security Disability Amendments -ANSWER-
Updates to social security act that extended trial work
periods for people with disabilities, enabled people to retain
social security benefits & helped place gainfully employed
people with disabilities in a special benefit category for
needed services
,Americans with Disabilities Act-ANSWER-
Passed by congress in 1990, a civil rights law that prohibits
discrimination against people with disabilities in public lif
ADA definition of disability-ANSWER-
1) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more of the major life activities- inability to perform
or significant restriction
2) A record of such an impairment - protection of people who
had but may no longer have an actual disability
3) Regarded as having such an impairment - discrimination is
based on perception (cleft lip and palate)
ADA Title I-ANSWER-
Title protecting employments
- Employment and benefits
- accessible facilities
- Reasonable accommodations
,ADA Title II-ANSWER-
public services
- qualified individuals must have access to all
services/programs
- Public transit must be accessible
ADA Title III-ANSWER-
Public Accommodations & Services operated by private
entities: ex-hotels, restaurants, theaters, banks, etc.
- Every entity open to the public must be made accessible to
persons with disabilities
ADA Title IV-ANSWER-
Telecommunications
- Telephone and internet companies are required to provide a
nationwide system of telecom relay services
- Federally funded public service announcements must have
closed captioning
, Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Act of 1988-ANSWER-
Provides grants to states to increase availability of assistive
technology
Manages public awareness of availability of assistive
technology
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act
(TWIIA)-ANSWER-
An employment program for people with disabilities who are
interested in returning to work
- legislation designed to remove barriers that previously
influenced people's decisions about going to work due to
concerns over losing health care coverage
Balanced Budget Act of 1997-ANSWER-
Mandates Medicare prospective payment system for SNFs,
home care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and other long
term care hospitals
- Created elements of IRF-PAI
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -ANSWER-
first 'rights' legislation to prohibit discrimination against
people with disabilities. Precursor to ADA Title 1
Rehabilitation Legislation -ANSWER-
!970s & 1980s bills created that focused on protection against
discrimination in federally assisted and federally conducted
programs
Social Security Disability Amendments -ANSWER-
Updates to social security act that extended trial work
periods for people with disabilities, enabled people to retain
social security benefits & helped place gainfully employed
people with disabilities in a special benefit category for
needed services
,Americans with Disabilities Act-ANSWER-
Passed by congress in 1990, a civil rights law that prohibits
discrimination against people with disabilities in public lif
ADA definition of disability-ANSWER-
1) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more of the major life activities- inability to perform
or significant restriction
2) A record of such an impairment - protection of people who
had but may no longer have an actual disability
3) Regarded as having such an impairment - discrimination is
based on perception (cleft lip and palate)
ADA Title I-ANSWER-
Title protecting employments
- Employment and benefits
- accessible facilities
- Reasonable accommodations
,ADA Title II-ANSWER-
public services
- qualified individuals must have access to all
services/programs
- Public transit must be accessible
ADA Title III-ANSWER-
Public Accommodations & Services operated by private
entities: ex-hotels, restaurants, theaters, banks, etc.
- Every entity open to the public must be made accessible to
persons with disabilities
ADA Title IV-ANSWER-
Telecommunications
- Telephone and internet companies are required to provide a
nationwide system of telecom relay services
- Federally funded public service announcements must have
closed captioning
, Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Act of 1988-ANSWER-
Provides grants to states to increase availability of assistive
technology
Manages public awareness of availability of assistive
technology
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act
(TWIIA)-ANSWER-
An employment program for people with disabilities who are
interested in returning to work
- legislation designed to remove barriers that previously
influenced people's decisions about going to work due to
concerns over losing health care coverage
Balanced Budget Act of 1997-ANSWER-
Mandates Medicare prospective payment system for SNFs,
home care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and other long
term care hospitals
- Created elements of IRF-PAI
