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Disability Etiquette # 2 - Visual Impairment

Guest post by: Dia Sutton

Article Overview: This is a shout out to all my visually impaired friends and colleages.

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Disability Etiquette # 2 - Visual Impairment

When interacting with an individual who is visually immpaired:

  1. Always ask first whether help is wanted. If your offer is accepted, be sure you understand what needs to be done before initiating any action
  2. The single most important thing that a person can do for a visually impaied person is to furnish relevant information about the immediate environment. Often just a few words can make a welcome difference.
  3. Furnish simple information without hesitation any time it seems appropriate.
  4. Avoid drawing undue attention to yourself and the person who you are helping. For example don't shout.
  5. When describing turns or curves, use well defined terms such as "left," "right," "north," or "clockwise rather than vague terms such as "over there" or "veer off". If you are facing the person, do not confuse your left with the individual's left.
  6. When you walk with a person who is visually impaired, offer your arm,but do not grab their arm.
  7. Watch for obtacles when walking with a visually impaired indidivual..
  8. A guide dog is always on duty when wearing its harness. Do not pet or play with the dog without permission of the owner
Always remember you if you see a need and are willing to help, step forweard. But take no offense if your offer is politely declined.

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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



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