General Treat people with disabilities with the same respect and consideration that you do with others. Ask a person with a disability if he or she needs help before helping. Speak directly to the person with the disability, not through the person's companion. Refer to the person's disability only if it is relevant to the conversation. Avoid negative descriptions of a person's disability.
Visual Impairments Be descriptive for people with visual impairments.
When guiding people with visual impairments, offer them your arm rather than grabbing or pushing them. Always ask permission before you interact with a person's guide or service dog. If asked, read instructions to users with a specific learning disability. Mobility Impairments Try sitting or crouching to the approximate height of people in wheelchairs when you interact. Speech Impairments Listen carefully and ask people with speech impairments to repeat what they said if you don't understand.