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ERIC Number: ED376675
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 53
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-87168-422-2
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Access in Word and Deed. Barrier Free in Brief.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC.
This booklet is divided into two sections. Section 1, "A Few Words on Language, Courtesies, and Stereotypes," gives suggestions on speaking to and about people with disabilities. Principles of language use include: (1) put people first, not their disability; (2) avoid identifying a group of people as a disability category; (3) avoid emotional or degrading terms; and (4) distinguish between the terms "disabilities" and "handicaps" and between the terms "nondisabled" and "normal." Among 12 suggested courtesies are talking directly to the person with a disability, even if an interpreter or attendant is present and asking before helping an individual with a disability. Ways to overcome stereotypes, both positive and negative, are also suggested. Section 2, "Human Resources," lists 80 individuals who have agreed to act as consultants on questions of science, technology and disability. The list is cross-referenced by expertise, academic field, and disability to aid efforts to identify resource individuals to fit particular needs. Information provided for each consultant includes name, address, telephone number, academic field, degree(s), current position(s), field(s) of expertise, disability, and age of onset of disability. (DB)
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (free, Publication No. 91-28S, also available on cassette for print-impaired persons).
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC.
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