March 01, 2004
Bad Manners
Kucinich apparently isn't the only presidential candidate who could use some training in disability etiquette. Here's an article describing how John Edwards allegedly patted some people using wheelchairs on the head. Thanks to morvern for the heads-up. I should start a consulting business for political candidates, running them through the do's and don'ts of interacting with people with disabilities. I wonder how much I could charge before people accused me of being exorbitant. I've actually considered getting into the consulting game at some point. You'd be surprised at the number of businesses that still don't have a clue about how to deal with disabilities, either from an employment or customer perspective. It's definitely better than it was a decade ago; most of the big corporations have the basics down. It's the mid-sized and small businesses that could use more attention.
And here are two of my favorite people on the Net: Susannah Breslin and Warren Ellis.
Posted by wintermute2_0 at March 1, 2004 08:23 PM
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Seems to be a common blunder among the candidates: Bush is guilty of some patronizing behavior as well.
Just another thing to address in my forthcoming disability etiquette book. It'll be in cartoon format, so even the president can follow it.
Posted by: Michelle at March 2, 2004 12:31 PM