___1. One in four Americans between the ages of 65 and 69 has at least a part-time job and 80 percent of the baby    boom generation wants to continue to work past age 65.

___2. The employment of individuals with significant disabilities has improved but the employment of older consumers has not followed suit.

___3. Individuals who are 65 and older must watch their earnings so they will not exceed the earnings limitation.

___4. Decreased financial security and of diminished opportunities for productive activity are major problems for older persons who lose their vision.

___5. The counselor’s role in the placement of older consumers is to point them in the right direction and check on them periodically to see how they are doing.

___6. Older workers use sick leave on average less than do younger workers.

___ 7. Older workers are generally more expensive to place than are younger persons.

___8. Some recommendations for accommodating older persons in a work situation include: job sharing, flex schedules, part time work, and self-employment.

___9. People who are over 65 are too old to work, cannot be expected to do much, do not have the skills to work on today’s jobs, and cannot learn the tasks associated with them.

___10. Experience Works is a senior employment program which can help counselors in the placement of older

            persons who are visually impaired.

          You can take this test again at the end of the curriculum to check what you have learned from the curriculum. Answers are in Appendix A.