Membership Services—Multiple Choice Quiz


Please answer all questions.


Section 1: General Disability

1. The adult population in Northern Ireland with a disability is estimated at:

30.4%
21%
11.4

2. How many times is a person with a disability more likely to be unemployed compared to a person without a disability?

Five
Two
Seven

3. The first part of the Disability Discrimination Act, or DDA, was introduced in:

1991
1993
1995

4. The DDA applies to people whose disability will have affect for at least:

Six weeks
Six months
Twelve months

5. In any given company the DDA is the responsibility of:

Managing Director
Owner
Everyone

Section 2: Hearing Impairment

1. In Northern Ireland the number of people who are deaf and hard of hearing is:

1 in 5
1 in 7
1 in 9

2. Most people with a hearing impairment have a degree of useful hearing often enhanced by wearing a hearing aid. What % does this group represent?

45%
64%
78%

3. What is an inappropriate term when describing a person who is deaf?

Deafened
Deaf and dumb
Hard of hearing

Section 3: Visual Impairment

1. Many people with a visual impairment have some degree of vision. The % who have no sight at all is:

4%
10%
22%

2. To guide a person who has a visual impairment to another part of the building you can:

Take their arm and ask them to follow you
Tell them to wait where they are and you will speak to the person they wish to see on their behalf
Offer assistance verbally first of all, then walk slightly in front offering your arm

3. What percentage of blind people is in paid employment?

10%
17%
25%

Section 4: Learning Disability

1. Approximately how many people are there in Northern Ireland with a learning disability?

32,000
26,000
50,000

2. All people with Autism have learning difficulties

True
False

3. It is helpful to finish a person's sentence if they are having difficulty communicating

True
False

Section 5: Physical Disability

1. Approximately what % of people with disabilities are wheelchair users?

4%
15%
35%

2. The leading cause of disability is:

Stroke
Down's Syndrome
Back problems

3. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is considered to be a physical disability:

True
False

Section 6: Hidden Disability

1. Hidden disabilities will always become obvious over time:

True
False

2. All people with epilepsy are photosensitive:

True
False

3. People with diabetes need a lot of time off work for medical treatment:

True
False

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