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1) The support special needs students receive in high school is the same as that received on the college level.

a) True
b) False

2) People who are classified as legally blind live in a world of complete blackness.

a) True
b) False

3) The most common type of disability is emotional impairment.

a) True
b) False

4) If you are an instructor, it is recommended to include a statement in your syllabus that requests students with disabiities to contact the Office of Student Disabilities.

a) True
b) False

5) One should never ask a person who is blind to go to a movie, a person who is deaf to go to a concert, or a person in a wheelchair to go swimming.

a) True
b) False

6) A person who is visually impaired would have difficulty in a course that involves mathematics or computers, or in which there is some reading.

a) True
b) False

7) All persons with physical impairments will use either a wheelchair, cane or crutches.

a) True
b) False

8) If it appears that someone with a disability needs assistance, simply say, "May I be of assistance?"

a) True
b) False

9) When a person is having a seizure, one should not try to restrain the person's arms and legs.

a) True
b) False

10) One should avoid words like "look" and "see" around a person who is blind and "let's take a walk" around a person in a wheelchair

a) True
b) False

11) A seeing eye dog should never be talked to, petted, or fed by anyone except its owner.

a) True
b) False

12) If you are speaking to someone who is deaf and you are having trouble communicating, write your message down.

a) True
b) False

13) If a student has a special need, it is best to let the rest of the class know of this, particularly if the need is an invisible one.

a) True
b) False

14) If a student with special needs is genuinely not able to do the work in a course, even with accommodations, one should give them the benefit of the doubt and pass them through the course.

a) True
b) False

15) If a student can't read and write English well, they will not be able to succeed in a community college

a) True
b) False

16) One should have the same expectations of a student with special needs as one does for other students.

a) True
b) False

17) A person with a visible disability, such as cerebral palsy, blindness, or mobility impairment, needs and wants assistance.

a) True
b) False

18) When you approach someone that you know is blind or severely visually impaired, you should address the person by name and state your own name before starting the conversation.

a) True
b) False

19) School provides a source of social contact for many students with special needs.

a) True
b) False

20) When you feel awkward, it is always best to ask a person with special needs how you should act or communicate rather than stay uncomfortable.

a) True
b) False

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