1. Select the agency that can help answer your questions about ADA employment protections and reasonable accommodations.
a. The Job Accommodations Network (JAN)
b. The ADA Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTAC )
c. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
d. All of the above
2. Before an employer sets out to hire a new employee by placing an advertisement in the paper, recruiting candidates or actually hiring someone, there is an important item he must identify.
a. Essential job functions
b. All responsibilities associated with the job
c. Jobs that are likely to be difficult for applicants with disabilities
d. reasonable accommodations
3. An employer must hire a person with a disability over other applicants.
True False
4. Employers must provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities whether or not they know about the disability.
5. According to the ADA, an employer must hire a person with a disability who is using illegal drugs.
6. How much will approximately 50% of accommodations for people with disabilities will cost?
a. $1 to $100
b. $0 to $50
c. Under $500
d. Costs that become undue hardships for employers
7. Which of the following actions taken by an employer would be considered a reasonable accommodation for an applicant with a disability?
a. Restructuring a job
b. Modifying work schedules
c. modifying examinations
d. all of the above
8. Under the ADA, an employer can ask an employee whether or not she has a disability.
9. After extending a job offer, a company may require a medical examination for all prospective employees within the same job category.
10. When deciding on suitable accommodations for employees with disabilities, the employer should not consult the employee.
11. The employment provisions of the ADA are applicable to entities, organizations, private business which employ 15 or more workers and to all state and local governments, regardless of the number of employees.
12. Title I of the ADA covers employment and is enforced by the EEOC.
13. According to the ADA, an employer must provide personal items such as eyeglasses, hearing aides, or artificial limbs as a reasonable accommodation.
14. Title I complaints must be filed within 180 days of the alleged instance of discrimination.
15. Employers may not ask for verification of a disability, even if the disability is not obvious.
16. The manner in which tests and training are conducted may have to be modified to provide equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
