Some questions for you about working with disabled people.
     
     
  1 Handicapped   NOT acceptable
  2 Disabled person   acceptable
  3 Deaf    acceptable  
  4 Non-disabled   acceptable
  5 Impairment       acceptable
  6 Mental Health Difficulty    acceptable   
  7 Partially sighted     acceptable
  8 Invalid     NOT acceptable
  9 Cripple    NOT acceptable
  10 Mute       NOT acceptable
  11 Visually impaired   acceptable
  12 Retarded    NOT acceptable
  13 Spastic       NOT acceptable
  14 Normal        NOT acceptable
  15 Wheelchair bound   NOT acceptable - they may not sleep in the chair !
  16 Wheelchair user    acceptable
  17 Dwarf     acceptable
  18 Blind      acceptable
  19 Normal     NOT acceptable
  20 Suffers from...     NOT acceptable
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Are they disabled ?

Think about what “disability” really means. 

Take care with how you ask people to declare a disability. 

Get as much information as you can before the person’s first session. 

Be informed about the person’s medical needs. 

Reassuring the person that you’re not fazed by their additional needs can be a wonderful gift to them 

Remember not every disability is obvious. 

Actions speak louder than words.

Don’t accept lower standards of behaviour at any time. 

Check the practicalities. 

Be creative and have fun.