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Core Curriculum

1.) Disability Language & Etiquette


Description
Awkwardness and discomfort often come from not knowing what words to choose or how to act. In this course you will learn best practices for written and verbal disability related language as well as etiquette for interacting with people who have disabilities.
Content
  • Credits, Disclaimer, & Credentialing
  • Disability Language & Etiquette - Overview
  • Entrance Survey - Language & Etiquette
  • "Disability" and "Handicapped" - Words Matter
  • Disability & Handicap Defined
  • People as handicaps
  • Alternatives to "handicap"
  • Disability Information
  • Categories of Impairments
  • What are "Special Needs"?
  • Why avoid "Special Needs"?
  • Paralympic & Special Olympics
  • Person First Doctrine
  • Affirmative Language
  • Person First Counterpoint - #SayTheWord
  • Inspiration and Objectification
  • Euphemisms and Buzz-Words
  • Peer to Peer
  • Everyday Language not a Gaff
  • When to offer help
  • Who's The Expert?
  • Mobility Device Management
  • Communicating with Individuals who are Blind
  • Etiquette & Speech Impairments
  • Etiquette & Hearing Impairments
  • Video Recap
  • End of Course Quiz - Language & Etiquette
  • Conclusion
  • Etiquette & Speech Impairments (clone)
Completion rules
  • You must complete the test "End of Course Quiz - Language & Etiquette"
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