...able-bodied people and even professors are intimidated by PWD (people with
disabilities)...I know, because I have several disabilities...and when people
are afraid or uneducated about our disabilities they avoid us and we are left
in the margins...i am working on a resource handbook for the faculty members
at the university where I am a grad student...I am using a Disability
Etiquette handbook put out by the City of San Antonio, Texas as a reference
for some of the material I am using...It is listed at the site below and
would be a good starting point for you...I highly recommend it....Kathryn (I
also have other resources if you are interested)
<A HREF="http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/planning/handbook/deh16.htm">Disability
Etiquette Handbook
</A>
http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/planning/handbook/deh16.htm
In a message dated 6/22/99 1:59:38 PM Central Daylight Time,
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<< 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. >>
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