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How to talk to persons with disabilities while being politically correct.

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Miller, Robbin.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Persons with Disabilities: Seeking Truth, Busting Myths, and Being an Advocate
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
People with disabilities--Terminology.
People with disabilities.
Genre:
Interview.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (31 min.).
Place of Publication:
Hanover, MA : Microtraining Associates, 2010.
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
Were you taught that "wheelchair-bound" was an acceptable term to call a person in a wheelchair? Joe Bellil, Mike Kennedy, and Sonya Perduta, three people with disabilities, will re-educate viewers and teach them proper terminology when interacting with persons with disabilities. They will also discuss the history behind these derogatory terms. Hosted by Robbin Miller, LMHC.
Notes:
Originally released as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 29, 2011).
OCLC:
733445772

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