Disability Etiquette

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Recent Disability Etiquette News:

About Disabilities - Google News

Chesco commissioners rename department | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/01/2010 - Philadelphia Inquirer

Chesco commissioners rename department | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/01/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer
"While it may seem an insignificant issue to some, the self-advocates with intellectual disabilities have made it clear they do not want the word ...

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'Tunnel of Oppression' educates about disabilities - Red and Black

'Tunnel of Oppression' educates about disabilities
Red and Black
But for a few hours at least, students will get the chance to experience life as someone else as part of Dawg Day's “Tunnel of Oppression. ...

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Spread the word to end the word - Observer Online

Spread the word to end the word
Observer Online
What slurs do against ethnic or other minorities, so does “retard” when used pejoratively against people with intellectual disabilities. ...
Advocates for disabled target 'r-word'Lebanon Daily News
Campaign on to end use of the “R” wordRadio Iowa
Special Olympics pushes to end use of 'r-wordPatriot-News
The Coloradoan -WBZ -Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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GettingHired, LLC and Disability RMS Announce the Signing of FastTrackRTW Beta ... - PR Newswire (press release)

GettingHired, LLC and Disability RMS Announce the Signing of FastTrackRTW Beta ...
PR Newswire (press release)
BEDMINSTER, NJ, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- GettingHired, LLC and Disability RMS today announced the signing of an agreement to beta-test the new FastTrackRTW ...

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State Must Provide Mentally Ill With Supported Housing - Gotham Gazette (blog)

Gothamist

State Must Provide Mentally Ill With Supported Housing
Gotham Gazette (blog)
It is a much better alternative for people with psychiatric disabilities,” says Geoff Lieberman, Executive Director of the Coalition By David King on March ...
State Must Move Mentally Ill Out of Group HomesNew York Times
NY judge orders more apartments for mentally illWCAX
The coming homeless boomNew York Post
Philadelphia Metro -Politics on the Hudson (blog) -Courthouse News Service
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Additional Disability Etiquette Resources:

1. MemCIL: Disability Etiquette
Guide to interacting with people with different disabilities.

2. Disability Etiquette - Using Words with Dignity
Basic Guidelines: Make reference to the person first, then the disability, i.e.,
"a person with a disability" rather than a "disabled person. ...

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