Disability Awareness Quiz Next to each statement, indicate if you believe that statement to be true or false. 1. Only people who can’t walk use wheelchairs. 2. You have a friend who has a speech impairment and sometimes you’re not sure what he said. To make things easier, you should pretend that you understand. 3. When you meet someone who is blind or visually impaired, you should introduce yourself to that person. 4. When communicating with people who are deaf or hard of hearing, it is necessary to speak through an interpreter. 5. It’s safe to assume that people with disabilities usually need help. 6. It’s okay to gossip about people who are deaf hard or hearing because they can’t hear you anyway. 7. People who use wheelchairs can’t go anyplace fun. 8. People with cerebral palsy usually have a cognitive disability, too. 9. People with disabilities want to be treated just like everyone else. 10. When you meet someone with a guide or companion dog, you should make friends with the dog first so that the dog is comfortable with you being nearby. 11. Among other professions, people with disabilities work as stockbrokers, lawyers, doctors and teachers. 12. People with disabilities prefer to hang out with others who have disabilities. 13. Most public places such as movie theaters, restaurants and ballparks are easy for people who use wheelchairs to enjoy. 14. People with disabilities can’t dance. 15. It’s okay to ask people with disabilities about their disabilities. 16. People with disabilities can participate in competitive sports. 17. People with disabilities can’t live on their own when they grow up. 18. Disabilities are illnesses to be treated by medical professionals in the hope of a cure. 19. People can become disabled at any point in their lives. 20.