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Provide Training and Experiences For Individuals With Disabilities To Enhance Their Self Esteem And Quality Of Life.
“HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES”SM
Nationwide, as many as 54 million Americans have a disability. Maybe your neighbor has an injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident, or your friend has a child with cerebral palsy. Your mother may be recovering from stroke — or maybe you are one of every five Americans with a disability. Look around you, and you'll find people of all abilities who are vital participants in their communities despite the barriers they may encounter.
When you have a disability, fitting in is even harder. A disability is the first thing other people see. Sometimes it's the only thing. And what happens is that people forget to look behind the wheelchair, or the hearing aid, or the prosthesis.
We don't see the person — only the person's disability. We forget that these are people who are productive and contributing members to our community. People with disabilities may seem different, at first. But they are people with many interests, ideas and feelings, just like everyone else!
Helpful Hints When Meeting People With Disabilities:
•It's okay to offer your help to someone, but don't just go ahead. Ask first or wait for someone to ask you for your help.
•It's okay to ask people about their disabilities and it's also okay for them not to talk about it.
•Remember, just because people use wheelchairs, it doesn't mean they are sick. Lots of people who use wheelchairs are healthy and strong.
•When you're talking with people who use wheelchairs, sit down so their necks won't get sore looking up at you.
•It's okay to use words like "see", "hear", "walk" and "run" when you're talking with people who have disabilities.
•It's okay to ask people who have speech problems to repeat what they said if you didn't understand the first time.
•If an interpreter is helping you speak with a deaf person, make sure you talk to the deaf person, not the interpreter.
•Don't speak loudly when talking to blind people. They hear as well as you do.
•Never pet or play with “Working” dogs. They can't be distracted from the job they are doing.
•Don’t Forget the GOLDEN Rule: Treat a person (with or without a disability) the way you like to be treated.
