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Disabilities - Vocabulary Quiz

1. ____ handicapped	A. In education, moving from one level to another.
2. ____ mainstream	B. Activities or movements restricting a disabled person.
3. ____ transition	C. A medical determination of problems.
4. ____ compensation	D. Acceptance.
5. ____ minority	E. The degree of disability or limitation.
6. ____ disability	F. A less derogatory term for describing a disabled person.
7. ____ rehabilitation	G. A term for describing a person's specific limitation.
8. ____ capabilities	H. To place challenged individuals in a "regular" class.
9. ____ limitations	I. A member or group not represented in large numbers.
10. ____ inclusion	J. Things or acts which can be done by an individual.
11. ____ contribution	K. What can given to another, or a group, or society.
12. ____ severity	L. To place in a "regular" environment; to not exclude.
13. ____ diagnosis	M. Providing corrective therapy: physical, vocational, etc.
14. ____ tolerance	N. To make up for loss in another manner or method.
15. ____ challenged	O. A generalized term for those unable to help themselves (often derogatory and falling out of favor).

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