Including People with Disabilities: Communication & Meeting Etiquette Pocket Guide

Keywords / Description:

Including People with Disabilities: Communication & Meeting Etiquette is a pocket guide designed to raise awareness of the needs individuals with disabilities may have in a meeting setting or one-on-one conversation. The guide provides tips on hosting accessible meeting spaces for people who have physical disabilities, providing audio-visual accommodations, and offers considerations for when communicating with individuals who are blind or have visual impairments or who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Toolkit:

Communications Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Communications/Messaging, Disability

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

Easter Seals Project Action

Submitted:

12/20/2012

Modified:

12/24/2012

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