INDIANAPOLIS — The Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities has created a list of 31 tips on disability to be delivered daily throughout the month of March. Tips will be published through Facebook and Twitter and will educate on ways to promote the equality and inclusion of all Hoosiers. This year’s tips have been updated and will be displayed as graphic images and as short videos, which is new to this year’s initiative.
Some examples of the tips include:
• People with disabilities are, first and foremost, people. Respect them by talking to them just like you would anyone else.
• Unless someone asks you otherwise, stick to “person with a disability” instead of “a disabled person.” Emphasize the person, not the disability.
• Ask if you can help someone before just doing it. Assuming someone can’t do something is rude.
The initiative will be utilized during March as part of Indiana Disability Awareness Month.
To get involved with the Governor’s Council campaign and to help spread awareness, visit www.indianadisabilityawareness.org. To view each tip during March and to share them as they are released, visit www.facebook.com/GCPDIndiana or www.twitter.com/GCPDIndiana.