Disability Quiz - Freeney Williams Limited

Test your awareness on disability

1. What was the date that the first Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) became law? a. 1975
b. 1995
c. 1999

2. What is the number of employees an organisation needs to have before the DDA 1995
applies? a. 0
b. 5
c. 15

3. How many disabled people are there in the UK? a. 6,500,000
b. 7,750,000
c. 9,800,000

4. Who registers someone as being disabled under the DDA? a. GP
b. Benefits Agency
c. No-one

5. What percentage of disabled people work? a. 25%
b. 33%
c. 50%

6. How many visually impaired people use a white cane or stick on a daily basis? a. 17,000
b. 170,000
c. 1,700,000

7. What percentage of disabled people have a disability which is not visible? a. 40%
b. 60%
c. 70%

8. What is the symbol for recognising that someone is deaf and blind? a. A special badge - an eyeball with a red line through it.
b. They never go out by themselves - consequently they don't need one.
c. A white cane with red stripes on it.

9. What percentage of disabled people are wheelchair users? a. 5% - 7%
b. 8% - 10%
c. 10% - 12%

10. Who is the Chairman of the Equality and Humane Rights Commission? a. Trevor MacDonald
b. Trevor Phillips
c. Ronald MacDonald

11. Under the Disability Discrimination Act is it lawful to positively discriminate in favour of a disabled person? a. Yes
b. No

12. Which of the following conditions are not covered by the DDAs? a. Cancer
b. HIV
c. Hayfever