People Vs Disabled People

No one in this world is perfect. Everyday people face difficulties in their life no matter working in the office, watching TV at home, walking down the street, playing sport, or in school etc. However, people with disabilities face more challenges than the people without disabilities in everyday life. Is it because the people with disabilities are not capable to compete their tasks or is it just because people assume that they could not do it? No one knows how to do everything. Some people are good at doing one thing, and some people are good at doing the other thing. Are nondisabled people better than disabled people because they are able to do more stuffs? Of course the answer is no. In fact, people with disabilities can do some things …show more content…
Shawn Henry states "some people are uncomfortable with people with disabilities. One reason is that some people feel sorry for people with disabilities, and assume that they are bitter about their disabilities." This is very untrue in many cases. Many people with disabilities would choose to have the same life again. Most of them are adept and used to their disabilities, and they appreciate for what they have. Sometimes, disabilities can make them more focus and determinate on what they are achieving in their life. Therefore, no one should feel sorry for the people with disabilities. After reading all the articles and ideas, I learn some technic to interact with the people with disabilities. First, we should never make assumptions about what disabled people want, what they feel, or what is best for him. They are usually happy that we talk to them first. Second, we should ask before we help. Sometimes, they might seem to be struggling but they prefer to do it on their own. One time, I saw a person in wheelchair tried to go up some slopes, and I ran to her and offer my help immediately. She refused my help harshly. But do not be offended if they refused your help because it 's just misunderstanding and miscommunication. Third, talk directly to the user. Even though if we are talking to a person who is deaf, we should still look into his eyes and talk to him. It 's just simple respect. The interpreter would interpret the conversation to him. If talking with a person in a wheelchair, we should sit down at the eye level with him so that he doesn 't need to look up at you the whole time. Moreover, we should speak normally to them because people with disabilities want people to treat them normally. We should put the person fist and disability second. Also we should not touch people 's wheelchair, walker, or cane before we ask because they see