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Guidance for referring to people with disabilities and handicap. Includes definitions of identity-first and person-first language and suggested further reading.
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The DisABILITY Resources Toolbox (DART) is a central...
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Address, phone number and email for the Office on Disability...
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22 paź 2020 · The most obvious reason to use Plain Language writing is to make important information and ideas more accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and others with ...
In person: Many people with a learning disability prefer face to face and one to one communication. In writing: Use bigger text and bullet points, and to keep writing at a minimum. Too much colour can make reading harder for someone as well.
In this article we consider the additional impairments that occur in people with intellectual disabilities who use psychiatric services and describe practical steps that can be taken by clinicians and service providers to overcome these impairments, to make reasonable adjustments and to ensure that patients obtain maximum benefit from services.
14 lut 2020 · How to Make Complex Ideas More Accessible. In this podcast episode, we explore techniques for presenting complicated information so your audience can more easily understand. February 14, 2020. | by Matt Abrahams.
This guide is designed to provide a brief introduction to communication, and the problems faced by someone with a learning disability. It also contains tips on how you can be a better communicator, and how you can help someone with a learning disability to get their message across.
To decide what aid or service is needed to communicate effectively: Consider the nature, length, complexity, and context of the communication. Consider the person’s normal methods of communication. For example, sign language interpreters are effective only for people who use sign language.
