Disabled students in community colleges across Texas could easily be tomorrow's history-makers. Whether they leave a pronounced mark on society or they live quiet lives, their ability to be productive citizens may well hinge on the educational support they receive.
How well do you know the special populations with which you may deal regularly? The following questionnaire is designed to evaluate your Special Populations awareness level.
1. People who are classified as legally blind live in a world of complete
blackness.
True
False
2. The most common form of disability among adults is……
a. blindness and visual impairment
b. learning disabilities
c. deafness and hearing impairment
d. mobility impairment
e. emotional impairment
3. People with Learning Disabilities all have the same kinds of problems.
True
False
4. 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.
True
False
5. A person who is visually impaired would have difficulty in a course
that involves mathematics or computers, or in which there is some reading.
True
False
6. All persons with physical impairments will use either a wheelchair,
cane or crutches.
True
False
7. If it appears that someone with a disability needs assistance, simply
say, “May I be of assistance?”
True
False
8. When a person is having a seizure, one should not try to restrain
the person’s arms and legs.
True
False
9. 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.
True
False
10. When a person who is blind and using a cane approaches a group
of people who are talking, everyone in the group should be very quiet.
True
False
11. A seeing eye dog should never be talked to, petted, or fed by anyone
except its owner.
True
False
12. If you are speaking to someone who is deaf and you are having trouble
communicating, write your message down.
True
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.
True
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.
True
False
15. If a student can’t read and write English well, they will not be
able to succeed in a community college.
True
False
16. One should have the same expectations of a student with special
needs as one does for other students.
True
False
17. A person with a visible disability, such as cerebral palsy, blindness,
or mobility impairment, needs and wants assistance.
True
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.
True
False
19. School provides a source of social contact for many students with
special needs.
True
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.
