Guest guest Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 DISABILITY IS NATURALFEBRUARY 8, 2011 In This Issue Fact or Opinion? Think About It News Disability is Natural Presentations DISABILITYIS NATURALE-NEWSLETTER What do apples have to do with disability?A green apple is more like red apples than different,just as a person with a disability is more like people without disabilities than different.And the U.S. Developmental Disabilities Act says,"Disability is a natural partof the human experience."Yes, Disabilityis Natural! LINKS TODISABILITYIS NATURALPeople First LanguageAre You Readyfor a Change?Your StoriesNewslettersPresentationsTerms of Use Reprints Which are your favorite sayings? ASSUME THE BEST ATTITUDE IS THE REAL DISABILITY CURE PREJUDICE NOW! BELIEVE IN BIG DREAMS, HIGH HOPES, AND GREAT EXPECTATIONS NORMAL IS AN ATTITUDE: YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE These and otherattitude-adjusting messages are available onposters, stickers, bookmarks, and other products at the Disability is Natural Online Store. FACT OR OPINION? To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge. Disraeli People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe. Andy Rooney Do we use facts or opinions when forming attitudes and actions about people with disabilities? Do we distinguish between the two? How many decisions--perhaps life-altering decisions--are made about children/adults with disabilities based on opinions (usually negative opinions), not facts... With unchecked power and momentum, this runaway train continues, and critically important decisions may be made: about the potential of a child or adult with a disability; where/how the child will be educated; where/how the adult will live, work (or not), etc.; what services will be needed (or not); whether the person will drive, go to college, live on his own, get married, and much, much more. Let's stop this runaway train! Click here for more. And check this out: Page 2 of this document is a table tent sign. Fold (or cut) in half, and use in your home, school, office, or at team meetings. You can even color in the outlined words! You may make copies of the PDF version of the whole article to share with others as a handout. For any other uses, see our Terms of Use.©2010 Kathie Snow, all rights reserved. To forward this Newsletter, click on this link. Please use this option instead of the "Forward" button on your Email, as you may be inadvertently unsubscribed if the recipients of your forward click "unsubscribe" or report this as spam. Thank you! THINK ABOUT IT... Too often we...enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. F. Kennedy People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe. Andy Rooney A great many people mistake opinions for thought. Herbert Prochnow Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes. Voltaire NEWS I Am Justice; Hear Me Roar is a beautiful children's book by Cara , about her daughter, Justice. It includes a discussion guide to help children learn about being friends with children with disabilities, a vocabulary guide, and activities! Go to www.seesaycreate.com/book.php?book=IAMJustice. Beaux, the Blue Crawfish is another wonderful children's book about differences by Cartozzo. Learn more at www.createspace.com/3489499. Check out www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymNOE2WNeMc, made by , a disability activist in Somalia. War and disability are intertwined. Visit Disability is Natural Browse the one-of-a-kind products in our online store: life-changing books/media, posters, bookmarks, note cards, and other goodies that promote positive new ways of thinking! Take the People First Language Pledge and download the Pledge certificate. Check out the 150+ FREE articles on our site. There are many strategies to create positive change! Download your favorite articles, share with others, and use for trainings. "The World Would Be a Better Place If..." features thoughts and ideas worth considering. "Your Stories" spotlights a variety of amazing, insightful, and powerful testimonies. Do you have a story to share about how you've reconsidered the conventional wisdom of Disability World and taken a different path? PRESENTATIONSI'll be presenting in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, Vermont, Oregon, Nebraska, Missouri, and Texas in the coming weeks and months. I'd love to see you at any of those events, and I'd also love the opportunity to present for your organization! Click here to learn more. THANK YOU!Thanks for your interest in Disability is Natural! You may forward this Email to others. Please use the link at the bottom of the page (instead of the "Forward" button in your Email program), or share the website address of this archived E-Newsletter:www.disabilityisnatural.com/newsletters/447-fact-opinion.Before using the contents of this E-Newsletter on websites, blogs, newsletters, etc., click here to review the Terms of Use. Remember to Presume Competence in people with disabilities! KathieDisability is NaturalBraveHeart Press©2011 Kathie Snow; all rights reserved. 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