Disability Etiquette Brochure

""Don’t let fear and uncertainty keep you from getting to know people with disabilities. Fear of the unknown and lack of knowledge about interacting can lead to uneasiness when meeting a person who has a disability.

Remember: a person with a disability is a person with feelings. Treat him or her as you would want to be treated, and then let common sense
and friendship break down any barriers you may encounter.

Topics Covered:

  • Meeting a person with a disability
  • Interacting with a wheelchair user
  • Meeting someone with a cognitive imparement that affects learning, intelligence, or brain function
  • Engaging someone who is blind or has a disability that affects vision
  • Meeting a person with a disability that affects speech
  • Communicating with someone who is deaf or uses an assisted hearing device
  • Service animals
  • Using appropriate langauge
  • Talking about disability
  • Common courtesies for engaging people with disabilities

To Request a Hardcopy - People may request up to 10 copies at no cost. Thereafter, the cost will be $1.25. To request brochures, contact Sloan Underwood at sloan_u@tndisability.org. 

If you are interested in a bulk order of the brochures, please tell us
how many you would like to have, and we will negotiate a bulk price with you.  

PDF & MS Word Versions:

En Espanol

Protocolo de Discapacidades:
Relacionándose con personas con capacidades diferentes

No permita que el miedo a lo desconocido, la incertidumbre y la falta de conocimiento le impida conocer y relacionarse con personas que tienen capacidades diferentes.

Es importante destacar que una persona con capacidades diferentes también tiene sentimientos, así que trátelo como a usted le gustaría ser tratado, y deje que el sentido común y la amistad rompa cualquier barrera que se pueda presentar.

Protocolo en Espanol (PDF)

Protocolo en Espanol (MS Word)