Hi everyone!
A committe at the university where I work is designing a "disability
etiquette" brochure for the purpose of "educating temprarily
able-bodied people" about "dealing with people with disabilities."
At the risk of injecting bias into my inquiry to you all, I must say
that I am very nervous about this project and pretty much opposed
to it altogether. I am already in disagreement with much of the
language that is being used and also don't see how they will be able
to keep from making broad generalizations that do not apply to
individuals with particular impairments.
I would most appreciate input/opinion/experience with this sort of
publication. Do you think ithis type of brochure is a good education
tool?
If not, why?
If so, how best to go about it?
How do you personally react when you read materials that describe
how people with disabilities "should" be treated by nondisabled
people?
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
Best,
Beth Omansky Gordon
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