Etiquette
I'm worried about saying the wrong thing to people with disabilities. What are the basics I should know?
More information on specific types of disabilities:
- People with Developmental and Cognitive Disabilities
- People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- People with Mental Illness/Psychiatric Disabilities
- People with Physical Disabilities
- People with Communication Disabilities
- People with Blindness or Vision Loss
Factsheets from Access for All, an ICI manual. Some of these factsheets have an employment focus, but all are designed for programs that may have less experience including people with disabilities.
- What Do We Mean by the Term "Disability"? A review of various definitions of disability and the impact disabilities can have on individuals' lives
- Basic Facts: People with Disabilities: A statistical overview of disability, including prevalence, employment, and other facts
- Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities: A review of typical misperceptions and beliefs about people with disabilities
- Download disability factsheets in MS Word Factsheets on a wide variety of disabilities, to help staff understand the implications of various conditions. This section also contains three simple screening tools to help program staff identify people with previously undiagnosed disabilities so they can obtain support and assistance.
©The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a training and technical assistance provider on disability inclusion, under a cooperative agreement (#08TAHMA001) from Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). NSIP partners with the Association on University Centers on Disability, National Council on Independent Living, Association on Higher Education and Disability and National Down Syndrome Congress to build connections between disability organizations and all CNCS grantees, including national directs, to increase the participation of people with disabilities in national service.