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Disability Etiquette # 1 Mobility Impairment
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Article Overview: This is a shout out to all the disabled vets. This article gives important tips for posittive interactions with individuals with mobiity impairments. This is the first of a series of articles on successfully interacting with people with disabilities
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Disability Etiquette # 1 Mobility Impairment
A common reason for relutance to offer assistance to a mobility impaired person is the fear of bungling the job. This fear is not entrirely unrealistic; it is definitely possible for a well-meaning person to do more harm than good. However a positive outcome can occur ifcertain guidelinesare followed. When interacting with an indiviual who is mobility impaired remember the following:
- First ask if help is wanted before beginning to asist
- If an offer is accepted, find specifically what needs to be done.
- After hearing the instructions, proceed only after you are sure you understand what needs to be done and fell capble of doing it.
- Stay a moment and make sure matters are in hand before taking your leave.
- Hold the door itself rather than trying to grab an arm, cane or wheelchair
- Never begin pushing a wheel chair withour first asking the occupant whether help is desired.
- Help is more likely to be appreciated with a manual chair than achair that is motorized.
- If a person has fallen, ask if assistance is wanted or offer your arm, without grabbing, for the fallen person to take if needed.
- When approching steps with a person who walks with difficulty, walk at thier side and extend an arm to be used for support and balance.
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About the Author: Dia Sutton RSS for Dia's articles - Visit Dia's website Dianne Floyd Sutton is President of Sutton Enterprises, author, trainer, educator, expert witness, coach and actor. She has over twenty years of combined experience in Human Resource Development (HRD) processes, Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Communication training. Sutton Enterprises (SE) is a full service human resource development organization which offers a variety of Human Resource Development (HRD)services, i.e. training, keynotes, facilitations, EEO interventions, organizational development, etc. For more information about SE go to www.suttonenterprises.org Dianne Sutton has the skills to create a safe learning environment where diverse participants are able to ask questions, experiment with new behaviors and development new skills. She also has the ability to present models and techniques in a straight forward, clear and humorous manner. She started her career as a mathematics instructor in the St. Louis, Missouri Public School System while attending graduate school at Washington University. Before founding Sutton Enterprises in 1987, she held a variety of positions at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in training and employee development. Her most recent publication is Workplace Etiquette: A Guide to Thriving and Surviving in Today’s Workplace. In 2010 Dianne was awarded the Spencer Logan Leadership Award from the Training Officers Consortium (TOC) in Washington, DC. This is the organization's highest honor. For more information go to www.trainingofficers.org Dianne is on a civility crusade as Ms. Etiquette. Ms. Etiquette offers a down-to-earth, in-depth presentation peppered with real life examples and appropriate humor. She demystifies the rules and gives insights into behaviors that increase respect, collaboration and trust in the workplace. Check out Ask Ms. Etiquette for answers to questions about appropriate etiquette in the workplace at www.suttonenterprises.org Click here to visit Dia's website   More on Cubicle Etiquette Poltical Savvy and Employees The Motown Etiquette and Style Coach Maxine Powell What I Learned About Leadership as an ANC Commissioner Topics You Might Not Want to Share With Those You Supervise |
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