From the course: Supporting Workers with Disabilities
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Relevance of your actions or words
From the course: Supporting Workers with Disabilities
Relevance of your actions or words
- People who have a disability know that they have one, they cannot change it, it should not be viewed as weakness and they should not be made to feel as though they need to apologize for it, nor do they expect anyone else to apologize for it. And actually, it can be quite offensive if someone does apologize for it because that implies there is something negative about their situation, when actually, for them, this is everyday life. You would not say to someone, I'm so sorry that you have blonde hair and green eyes instead of brown hair and blue eyes. So similarly, you should not say, I'm so sorry that you are like that, or I'm so sorry you can't see properly. It's not your fault that I function like this, so why are you apologizing? However, it might be that you are empathizing with how somebody has come to be in this situation, in which case, be sure to add this context. For example, I was sorry to hear about…
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