Quiz 4
This Quiz is a form of multiple choice questions and true false questions. There are 15 questions.
- The International Day of People with Disability is held on the 3 December annually?
- What words would you use to describe a person who uses a wheelchair?
- The person is wheel chair bound
- A wheelie nice person
- The person is a wheelchair user
- The person is confined to a wheelchair
When it is necessary to refer to a persons wheelchair it is more appropriate to use the term 'wheelchair user' as people may be offended by statements such as 'wheel chair bound' or 'confined'. The use of a wheel chair often provides greater mobility and therefore an increased sense of freedom, rather than confinement.
- ACE stands for?
- Australian Communication Exchange
- Able Communication Entertainment
- Australian Challenge Education
- Abilities to Communication Effectively
Australian Communication Exchange (ACE) is responsible for providing telephone access for deaf and hearing impaired people and people with voice impairments via the National Relay Service (NRS) which operates 24 hours a day.
- MS stands for Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition which affects the central nervous system
- How many polio Viruses are there?
In the 1930s three different types of the polio virus were discovered.
- Any one can contract Polio
People contract the virus through the mouth, respiratory tract or the lymph glands
- What is the Michael Milton's current speed record for down hill skiing?
- What percentage of disabilities are hidden?
Some disabilities are not visible or obvious and are referred to as 'hidden' disabilities. Examples of hidden disabilities include hearing impairments and some psychiatric disabilities. Hidden disabilities make up a large proportion of all reported disabilities and remind us not to make assumptions or generalisations about others.
- What does the Wataboshi festival celebrate?
The Wataboshi Music Festival was first started when a collection of poems were written by students from the Special School for Disabled Children in Nara, Japan. A group of amateur musicians and singers then added melodies to the poems and these songs were performed in the 1st Wataboshi Concert in Nara in April 1975. The concert was a great success, and a record was made which was sold all over Japan, and many persons with disabilities from other prefectures started submitting poems to Tanpopo-No-Ye. Hence, in the following year, the 1st Nation-wide Wataboshi Music Festival was held. Subsequently, it become an annual event in Nara. The 27th Wataboshi Music Festival was held on August 4, 2002.
- Idolised and famous for his athletic skill on the basketball court, this athlete has a reading disability
Magic Johnson has dyslexia, which is a disorder that affects millions of people all over the world. It is one type of specific learning disability that affects a person's ability to read.
- Disability is the fastest growing segment of the population because:
- What is the most common disability amongst Australians of working age?
- Anti-discrimination legislation ensures that discrimination based on real or perceived characteristics of a person is unlawful?
- In parking lots, the required ratio of disabled accessible parking spots to regular spots is:
- Fewer than 5% of people with a disability use wheelchairs.
- Congratulations! You have successfully completed this questionnaire!