ADA: Americans with Disability Act

ADA Public Accommodations: Take the Test

1. All of the following are considered places of public accommodation according to the Americans with Disability Act: restaurants and hotels, retail stores and theaters, private clubs and religious organizations, and, amusement parks and private school.

True
False

2. A bank can require a person who is blind to show a drivers license.

True
False

3. Places of public accommodation are not required to modify policies, practices or services if:

a. they have fewer than 25 employees

b. they usually do not have customers with disabilities

c. they do not employ people with disabilities

d. none of the above.

4. Who is not covered under the ADA as a person with a disability?

a. an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

b. an individual who has a record of having a mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

c. an individual who is currently using illegal drugs.

5. In providing goods and services, a public accommodation may not use eligibility requirements that exclude or segregate people with disabilities, unless the requirements are necessary for the operation of the public accommodation.

True
False

6. Physical barriers to entering and using existing facilities must be removed only if the owner agrees.

True
False

7. Which of the following is not an example of barrier removal?

a. installing ramps

b. making curb cuts at sidewalks and entrances

c. rearranging tables, chairs, vending machines, display racks and other furniture.

d. leaving curbs six inches above the street

8. Elevators are not required in facilities under three stories or with fewer than 3,000 square feet per floor, unless the building is a shopping center, shopping mall, professional office of a health care provider, or station used for public transportation.

True
False

9. New construction and alterations must be accessible and in compliance with the ADA Accessibility Guidelines.

True
False

10. Which of the following statements is not true.

c. Someone must be available to open the door to a public bathroom.

a. At least 50 percent of public entrances must be accessible.

b. Every public and common use bathroom must be accessible. Only one stall must be accessible, unless there are six or more stalls, in which case two stalls must be accessible.

11. An examination that has been modified to accommodate people with disabilities, must be offered at an equally convenient location, as often, and in as timely a manner as are other examinations.

True
False

12. Private parties may bring law suits under the Americans with Disabilities Act to obtain court orders to stop discrimination against people with disabilities.

True
False

13. Any individual may file complaints with the United States Attorney General. The United States Attorney General is authorized to bring law suits in cases of general public importance of where a pattern or practice of discrimination is alleged.

True
False


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