I looked. It seems more of a resource handbook than an 'etiquette-one'
which one expects to be dealing with 'how to behave/commmunicate with,
etc.' with people with disabilities. A resource book is fine. I have
similar concerns to Laurence on an etiquette book. 'Etiquette' merely
deals with the 'rules of correct behaviour' acccording to my dictionary.
Who decides what is 'correct'?? Is this about only 'pretend' 'good'
attitudes' or ones grounded in any understanding of the social and other
situations of people who have a disability? Could an etiquette book do
more harm than good??
Erik Leipoldt
At 21:18 22/06/99 EDT, you wrote:
>...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,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< 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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