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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. 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%