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Lets take the most harmless and good willed of messages, the Green Cross Code. On the surface this is just a road safety campaign but how does it work? It instils the fear that if you do not cross the road properly you may get run over and die… or even worst become disabled… so does this mean disabled people do not need to cross the road safely?
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Disabled people have voices even if they are not verbal, so normals need to conquer their fears and learn to talk with disabled people, there is much to gain and little to lose!
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If you are what you are, why would you change? Would a normal change their gender or skin colour? If not, why should disabled people be any different?
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If for practical reasons, you have to have a separate entrance for wheelchair users, make sure it is well sign posted, well lit and at least welcoming!
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Everyone can communicate in their own way, even if it is just in the way they behave! The question is whether normals can listen! Listening is not just about hearing words but understanding meanings, I know many normals have a big problem of this!
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Not all disabled people are totally obsessed and over-sensitive to the language used but it is important and why I do not advocate strict rules, some awareness of what you are saying is helpful.
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Computers have been essential in the liberation of many disabled people, especially with the internet! Without a computer, I would not be able to do half the stuff I can do now, including writing this book.
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So when you laugh at disabled people, or think removing barriers is a complete waste of time, just remember one day, you will probably be in the position, at least you will not be a normal anymore!
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When planning a meeting, think about the access needs of all the participants and make it as inclusive as you can, I know you may just be a normal, but you can try!
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A new field which I have some input into is making websites more accessible to people with learning difficulties, helping to design a wide of symbols and pictures to make websites easier to understand!
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The sad reality is many normals do believe that disabled people are inferior and this is very much at the core of the big problem, all I know is the answer is 42!
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If I am on my own and I hit stairs or even a few steps which do not have handrails, I can be completely stuck like there is an invisible brick wall. However, I have often been seen going down stairs on my bum! The worst type of stairs on spiral ones and I have panicked a few times on these stairs!
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Ramps need to be designed to be used, not just by wheelchair users but normals with pushchairs and suitcases on wheels. Normals often do not realised that making the world more accessible helps them too!
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74 ways of upsetting a disabled person

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  • 4. Lets take the most harmless and good willed of messages, the Green Cross Code. On the surface this is just a road safety campaign but how does it work? It instils the fear that if you do not cross the road properly you may get run over and die… or even worst become disabled… so does this mean disabled people do not need to cross the road safely?
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  • 10. Disabled people have voices even if they are not verbal, so normals need to conquer their fears and learn to talk with disabled people, there is much to gain and little to lose!
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  • 14. If you are what you are, why would you change? Would a normal change their gender or skin colour? If not, why should disabled people be any different?
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  • 16. If for practical reasons, you have to have a separate entrance for wheelchair users, make sure it is well sign posted, well lit and at least welcoming!
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  • 27. Everyone can communicate in their own way, even if it is just in the way they behave! The question is whether normals can listen! Listening is not just about hearing words but understanding meanings, I know many normals have a big problem of this!
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  • 42. Not all disabled people are totally obsessed and over-sensitive to the language used but it is important and why I do not advocate strict rules, some awareness of what you are saying is helpful.
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  • 44. Computers have been essential in the liberation of many disabled people, especially with the internet! Without a computer, I would not be able to do half the stuff I can do now, including writing this book.
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  • 47. So when you laugh at disabled people, or think removing barriers is a complete waste of time, just remember one day, you will probably be in the position, at least you will not be a normal anymore!
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  • 50. When planning a meeting, think about the access needs of all the participants and make it as inclusive as you can, I know you may just be a normal, but you can try!
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  • 56. A new field which I have some input into is making websites more accessible to people with learning difficulties, helping to design a wide of symbols and pictures to make websites easier to understand!
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  • 59. The sad reality is many normals do believe that disabled people are inferior and this is very much at the core of the big problem, all I know is the answer is 42!
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  • 70. If I am on my own and I hit stairs or even a few steps which do not have handrails, I can be completely stuck like there is an invisible brick wall. However, I have often been seen going down stairs on my bum! The worst type of stairs on spiral ones and I have panicked a few times on these stairs!
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  • 72. Ramps need to be designed to be used, not just by wheelchair users but normals with pushchairs and suitcases on wheels. Normals often do not realised that making the world more accessible helps them too!
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  • 77. Neither slogan is exactly correct as disability and impairment is often a part of a person and Normals should not just see the person and ignore who they are in total!
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  • 83. Therefore disability is increasing and is becoming an issue for normals, who now have to deal with the painful issue of disability.
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  • 89. I am always telling disabled jokes but it is important that disabled people tell their own jokes… Bernard Manning tells good jokes but he is not the right person to tell them!
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  • 91. If by any chance you have stolen the book, please return it at your earliest convenience!