IAAP CPACC Certification – Post Exam
Questions and Answers | Graded A+ (With Best
Information) 2023-2024
Medical Model of Disability – Answer Presents a view that pairs the problem
of a person with direct link to the trauma, disease, or health condition
Medical Model of Disability Pros and Cons – Answer Pros: Addresses the
biological sources of disabilities and can provide ways to medically manage the
condition
Cons: Ignores the sociopolitical and environmental factors of disability; problem of
the individual
Social Model of Disability – Answer Disability is not a characteristic of the
individual but the conditions that the social environment creates that prohibit the
full integration of the individual.
Social Model of Disability Pros and Cons – Answer Pros: Focus on the disabling
conditions in the environment and clearing barriers that are disabling people from
using society in the way designed, the individual is not “broken”
Cons: Can downplay the embodied characteristics of disability, Can push disability
advocacy into a polarizing political space
Biophysical Model of Disability – Answer A combination of the social and
medical models to create a more complex and broad view of disability in order to
not diminish one aspect for another
Economic Model of Disability – Answer Defined by the individual not being
able to participate in work, ability or inability to contribute to the economy,
assessed by the loss in productivity and consequences for the individual,
employer, and economy; directly related to the charity model
Economic Model of Disability Pros and Cons – Answer Pros: Recognizes the
bodily limitations on work and that economic support may be needed
Cons: Creates a legally defined group of “needy” people which can be stigmatizing
and also leave people out that do not meet the legal threshold for disabled but
need support
Functional Solutions Model of Disability – Answer Identifications of the
limitations (“functional impairments”) that the disability creates with the intent to
find solutions to overcome those barriers and reduce the limitations through
innovation
Functional Solutions Model of Disability Pros and Cons – Answer Pros: Resultsoriented and seeks solutions to real problems without diving into the
sociopolitical implications, encourages innovation and entrepreneurship
Cons: Can shift cost burden to the person instead of the building or organization;
profit driven can cause organization to miss the target audience and usefulness,
can miss sociopolitical root cause
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability – Answer identity by
affiliation; deriving personal identity from membership in a like-minded group (eg.
Deaf Culture)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability Pros and Cons – Answer
Pros: Accepts the disability completely and uses it as a point of pride
Cons: Can be negated or brought down by feeling excluded by not fitting the
groups expectations
Charity Model of Disability – Answer Sees those with disability as unfortunate
or needy and those that help as charitable and kind contributors
Charity Model of Disability Pros and Cons – Answer Pros: inspires generosity
Cons: condescending, person is an “object of pity”, Often short-term fixes that
sacrifice effective long-term solutions for the immediate effectiveness
Sociopolitical Model of Disability – Answer activist model that emphasizes the
need for human rights for people with disabilities
How many people have a disability? – Answer 20% or 1 in 5 have some kind of
disability
deaf – Answer the condition of deafness, the partial or total hearing loss a
person experiences from a medical perspective
Deaf – Answer Deaf Culture or Deaf Community
Cognitive Disabilities – Answer most common type of disability, can arise as a
result of congenital conditions that are with an individual from birth, or
developmental conditions that are with a person from a young age. They can also
result from traumatic injury, infections, chemical imbalances, or other conditions
later in life
Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities – Answer cognitive disabilities experience
difficulty reading. Some read at a lower level than their peers of the same age,
and some can’t read at all
5-17% of population, equally affects males and females
Math Disabilities – Answer Some people experience math anxiety, which is an
emotional or psychological fear that grips some people when confronted with
math problems
medical term(s);
- dyscalculia (congenital or from injury): inability to compute
- dysgraphia: inability to draw/chart
affects 3-6% of the population
Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) – Answer – unaided: facial
expressions, body lang. - aided: pen, paper, electronics
- solutions to speech disorders
Seizure Disabilities – Answer abnormal or erratic electrical impulses in the
brain that interfere with a person’s ability to process information or, in some
cases, control voluntary muscle movement. Can be from physical reasons (drugs,
dehydration, sleep, infections, fevers) or from flashing lights