Awareness Quiz

Answer the following questions and evaluate any misconceptions you may have about people with disabilities.

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A positive attitude is important when meeting or helping a person with a disability.

True

False

A positive attitude is important when meeting or helping a person with a disability.

True

False

All disabilities are caused by a disease or are inherited.

True

False

If you notice someone is wearing a hearing aid, speak loudly so they can hear you.

True

False

When guiding a person who has vision loss, you should always take them by the arm.

True

False

A person who is Deaf cannot use the phone.

True

False

A person who is Deaf cannot use the phone.

True

False

You should avoid using expressions such as “look”, “see” and “watch out” when talking to someone with vision loss.

True

False

The majority of people who are Deaf or hard of hearing can lip-read.

True

False

If you see someone who uses a wheelchair having trouble, you should give them a push.

True

False

Over one million Canadians have some kind of disability that makes it difficult for them to read conventional print.

True

False

Guide dogs see colours and read signs.

True

False

People who are Deaf or hard of hearing see better than everyone else.

True

False

People who are Deaf, deaf blind or hard of hearing cannot talk at all.

True

False

People who use wheelchairs are paralyzed.

True

False

Mental health disabilities are rare, untreatable disorders.

True

False

Intellectual disability is the same as mental health disability.

True

False

About one in seven Ontarians has a disability.

True

False