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Take the ADA  Test and find out whether you know enough
to correctly handle ADA-related issues.
1. Qualified individuals with physical or mental impairments are the only ones entitled to the protection of  the ADA.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

2. Every physical or mental impairment is considered a disability for purposes of the ADA.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

3. An employer may not refuse to hire or promote a person whose child has Down's Syndrome because the employer thinks the person's work will be negatively affected by the association.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

4. Employers may not offer different insurance policies for employees with disabilities than those offered to employees without disabilities.   (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

5. An employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to every applicant who comes through its doors.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

6. Churches are not required to comply with the ADA's employment provisions.   (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

7. A restaurant's short-order cook who is diagnosed as HIV-positive can be transferred by his employer to the position of busboy instead.   (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

8. An employer believes that a disabled employee poses a danger to the health and safety of herself and her co-workers. As a result, the employer does not have to accommodate the disabled employee.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

9. Because the fact that their disability is obvious, an employer may ask an applicant with a visible disability questions about the extent of the disability before an offer of employment is made.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

10. Once an offer of employment is made, an employer may require applicants to take a medical examination or answer medical questions before the applicant actually starts working.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

11. An employee who gives notice of a disability after he or she has been disciplined or put on notice of  termination is protected from discipline or termination as a result of the disability.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

12. An employee comes to the employer claiming he is under severe stress. The employer should treat the worker as though he has a mental health disability.   (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

13. A current employee can no longer perform the essential functions of his regular job due to impaired vision. His employer has been able to accommodate the employee's impairment by shuffling case assignments. The fact that the employer has been able to accommodate the employee in the past means that the accommodation is reasonable, and the employer may not legally discontinue the accommodation.    (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends

14. An employer has a current employee with a disability performing successfully in her position. The employer may not implement new standards that change the essential functions of the job and result in the employee's inability to perform that job.     (     ) True  (     ) False  (     ) It depends
 

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