Understanding Disability Etiquette
Written by Narissa Garcia
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COS students participate In Barrier Awareness Day, held in the Visalia community in Oct. 2011. The Event was sponsored by Visalia’s Disability Advocacy Committee.
It is common courtesy to open a door for anyone or to help someone who has dropped their things, but when it’s someone at the mercy of a disability most students are quick to hesitate. Some even question themselves before lending a helping hand. If this is the case, how do students interact with those who are in a wheel chair and need help opening a door or getting from one place to another? How do students know the proper way to approach them and ask without being offensive?
“Be mindful, ’cause you could walk in their shoes. This could happen to anybody,” said David Maciel, Head Director for the Disability Resource Center.
Understanding Disability Etiquette
![Written by Narissa Garcia
[url=http://www.coscampusonline.com/2013/02/18/understanding-disability-etiquette/] http://www.coscampusonline.com/2013/02/18/understanding-disability-etiquette/[/url]
COS students participate In Barrier Awareness Day, held in the Visalia community in Oct. 2011. The Event was sponsored by Visalia’s Disability Advocacy Committee.
It is common courtesy to open a door for anyone or to help someone who has dropped their things, but when it’s someone at the mercy of a disability most students are quick to hesitate. Some even question themselves before lending a helping hand. If this is the case, how do students interact with those who are in a wheel chair and need help opening a door or getting from one place to another? How do students know the proper way to approach them and ask without being offensive?
“Be mindful, ’cause you could walk in their shoes. This could happen to anybody,” said David Maciel, Head Director for the Disability Resource Center.
Understanding Disability Etiquette](Written by Narissa Garcia
[url=http://www.coscampusonline.com/2013/02/18/understanding-disability-etiquette/
COS students participate In Barrier Awareness Day, held in the Visalia community in Oct. 2011. The Event was sponsored by Visalia’s Disability Advocacy Committee.
It is common courtesy to open a door for anyone or to help someone who has dropped their things, but when it’s someone at the mercy of a disability most students are quick to hesitate. Some even question themselves before lending a helping hand. If this is the case, how do students interact with those who are in a wheel chair and need help opening a door or getting from one place to another? How do students know the proper way to approach them and ask without being offensive?
“Be mindful, ’cause you could walk in their shoes. This could happen to anybody,” said David Maciel, Head Director for the Disability Resource Center.
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Understanding Disability EtiquetteWritten by Narissa Garcia [url=http://www.coscampusonline.com/2013/02/18/understanding-disability-etiquette/] http://www.coscampusonline.com/2013/02/18/understanding-disability-etiquette/[/url] COS students participate In Barrier Awareness Day, held in the Visalia community in Oct. 2011. The Event was sponsored by Visalia’s Disability Advocacy Committee. It is common courtesy to open a door for anyone or to help someone who has dropped their things, but when it’s someone at the mercy of a disability most students are quick to hesitate. Some even question themselves before lending a helping hand. If this is the case, how do students interact with those who are in a wheel chair and need help opening a door or getting from one place to another? How do students know the proper way to approach them and ask without being offensive? “Be mindful, ’cause you could walk in their shoes. This could happen to anybody,” said David Maciel, Head Director for the Disability Resource Center. Understanding Disability Etiquette