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How To Get To Know A Disabled Person

When you first meet someone who is blind,feeds and bathes himself. Instead, find out
deaf, or in a wheelchair, what is yourwhat equipment or techniques he uses in his
initial reaction? Curiosity? Sympathy?job and at home, how he gets around town, how
Awkwardness? If you experience any of thesedoes Braille work, etc.3. Offer assistance
emotions, you are not alone. Chances are youwhen necessary. You see a woman in a
don't regularly associate with someone who iswheelchair having trouble entering a building
disabled, so these feelings are quiteor negotiating steps. You'd like to help,
common.Having been blind since birth, I havebut don't want to embarrass her. What should
encountered a wide range of reactions, fromyou do?It's usually appropriate to lend a
curious stares when i walk down the streethand if someone is having obvious difficulty,
with a cane or holding someone's arm, tobut keep in mind that not everyone will be
amazement at being able to feed and dresswilling to accept your help. It's not much
myself. Most people don't intend to be rudedifferent than pulling over and offering
or insensitive, but just aren't sure what toassistance to a motorist with a flat tire.
expect. Here are four points to keep in mindUnless the woman in the wheelchair is in
if you should happen to meet a disableddanger, it isn't necessary to press the issue
person.1. Disabled people can lead activeif they refuse your help. You did your
lives. With few exceptions, a disabilitypart.4. Remember that we all have obstacles
does not prevent someone from working,to overcome. No matter who we are, each of
raising a family, or taking part in socialus has a weakness or challenge to face. How
activities. Many sports and recreationdo you feel when you are treated differently
programs have been adapted to accommodate afor being bald, short, or heavyset? Like
person with a disability, including baseball,you, a disabled person would much rather be
golf, water skiing, biking, and swimming.accepted for who they are, rather than be
Instead of concentrating on the disability,pitied or shunned because of a disability.
look at the person the same way you would anyMany friends and colleagues have said to me,
other acquaintance.2. It's all right to ask"I often forget that you are blind." To me,
questions. Many people are afraid ofthat is the ultimate compliment.Meeting
offending someone by asking about theirsomeone with a disability doesn't have to be
disability. When meeting anyone for thean intimidating experience. Asking
first time, it's natural to be curious aboutquestions, offering assistance, and putting
who they are, where they're from, and whatyourself in their shoes can go a long way
they do for a living.The same is true for atoward recognizing them as people with normal
disabled person. Asking questions is usuallythoughts and feelings who just happen to have
acceptable, as long as you use common sense.a disability. Who knows? You might make
Don't, for example, ask a blind person how hesome new friends in the process.



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