Disability Awareness & Etiquette

PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:

  • History of disability

  • Overview and ways of acquiring a disability

  • Communicating with and about people with disabilities

  • Interacting with people with disabilities in specific situations

  • Providing appropriate hands-on assistance to those with disabilities

  • The range of ways that an impairment can affect individuals.

  • Removing or reducing barriers experienced by individuals with disabilities

  • Becoming informed about varying reactions to disability, and the resources that are available for support.

Christina Smith