However, here are some helpful hints. General Treat people with disabilities with the same respect and consideration that you do with others. Talk directly to the person with a disability, not through the person's companion. Refer to a 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 have said if you don't understand.