12/29/2024
Une nouvelle année 2025 approche tout doucement 💫. Je vous souhaite de belles rencontres avec des personnes vous permettant d'en apprendre toujours un peu plus sur la beauté l'humanité et ses capacités diverses.
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Please do not assume that a person with a disability needs help. If you feel the urge to want to help, then please always ask first before jumping in and just doing. Often those of us living with a disability have learned alternative ways of navigating life. Some of us may use assistive tools, devices or technology, while others use different techniques or methods to accomplish daily tasks.
When you offer your assistance and it is not accepted, do NOT take offense. We understand you have good intentions but not everyone requires help. It is always best to not assume what someone can or can not do. Please note that help may be needed next time, just ask.
When you offer your assistance and it is accepted, your next question needs to be “How can I best help?” No two people do things exactly the same way or require the same assistance. We know what is best for us, so please just ask us and follow our lead.
Here is one tip you can do that promotes dignity and creates inclusion.
Just say “hello”. Your friendly gesture demonstrates that you are treating us (the person with the disability) the same as you would anyone else. When you say “hello” you present the opportunity for us to ask for help if we need it but you don’t suggest we need it, by asking.
People with disabilities are people just like everyone else only our body or brain happens to work differently, that’s all.
Having a disability does not change who we are, it changes our interactions with the world.
Gina Martin
DiverseAbilities.ca
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