Title: Disability Awareness
1Disability Awareness
2Pity? You dont wanna be pitied because youre a
cripple in a wheelchairstay in ya house!
Hmmmmm...
3Disability Awareness 101
- Myths Facts
- Disability Etiquette
4Disability Myths and Facts
- Myth - 1. A traditional story of unknown
authorship, 2. Such stories collectively, 3. Any
fictitious story, 4. Any imaginary person or
thing spoke of as though existing - Fact - 1. A thing that actually happened or that
is really true, 2. The state of things as they
are reality actuality truth
5Disability Statistical Facts
- 19.4 (1 in 5) or 48.9 million people have a
disability - 9.9 (1 in 10) have a disability that is not
considered to be severe - 9.6 (1 in 10) have a severe disability
- 80.6 (4 in 5) are not considered to have a
disability
6Employment and Disability Facts
- 82.1 of people without a disability are likely
to have a job or business - 76.9 of people with a non-severe disability are
likely to have a job or business - 26.1 of people with a severe disability are
likely to have a job or business - 79 of those not working want to work! (Harris,
1990)
7Where do I start?
8A few myths debunked
9Disability Etiquette
- Definitions
- Some basic lessons
- Language
10Define Disability!
- Websters definition
- Legal definitions
- Do we need terms (labels)?
- Focus is on the PERSON and their ABILITIES!!!
11Websters definition
- 1. A disabled condition
- 2. That which disables, as an illness or injury
- 3. A legal disqualification or incapacity
- 4. Something that restricts limitation
disadvantage
12Legal Definitions
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Social Security
- Rehabilitation Act
13Some basic lessons in etiquette
- Use person
- person with
- person who
- Focus is on PERSON
14Handicap
- The Story
- The Real Story
- The Timeline
- 1653 - Lottery Game
- 1754 - Horse Races
- 1883 - Concept of Equalization
- 1915 - Children with physical disabilities
- 1950 - Adults with disabilities
15Its OK to offer assistance
- Just dont assume...
- a person needs any
- a person wants any
- that you know what they might want
16Be inclusive in conversations
17Theres no need to YELL!
18Remember, theyre the expert
19Its OK to make mistakes. Old habits are hard to
break!
20Whats the problem?
- The disabled, though not truly normal, should
be applauded for their courage in admitting their
handicaps and daily struggle to just get by.
Whether they be deaf, mute, crippled, mentally
defective, retarded or are stricken with CP or
MS, their defects deserve our most sincere pity.
Though many are confined to wheelchairs, their
deformities can only serve as an inspiration to
us all in their attempt to become healthy, whole
and normal persons.
21Disability Language
- Whats in a name?
- Perceptions
- Attitudes
- Beliefs
- Actions
22Hearing Disabilities
- The Deaf
- Deaf and Dumb
- Mute
- Deaf-Mute
- Hearing Impaired
- Suffers a hearing loss
23Motor Coordination Disabilities
- Cripple
- Crip
- Spastic
- Spaz
- Cerebral Palsied
- CP victim
24Wheelchair Users
- Confined
- Wheelchair Bound
25Cognitive Disabilities
- Retarded
- Moron
- Idiot
- Simple
- Mentally Defective
- Slow
- Mongoloid
26Mental Illness
- Crazy
- Insane
- Psycho
- Maniac
- Nut Case
27Other Disabilities
- Midget
- Birth Defect
- Epileptic
- Freak
- Vegetable
- Deformed
28Specific Words
- Stricken
- Afflicted
- Suffers
- Impaired?
- The
- Normal
- Victim
- Defect
29What about.
- Dead
- Alive
- Bald (my destiny)
- Metabolically different
- Temporarily metabolically abled
- Follicularly challenged
30Seriously thoughIts all about people
- Person with
- Person who
- Best way By their name
31Try to be flexible and open
32The point is...
- We all have abilities
- Many of us have disabilities
- The focus is on the PERSON and their ABILITIES
- And now, a word on ility
33The ility song
34Thank you!