DISABILITY IS NATURAL NEWSLETTER - November 23, 2015

DISABILITY IS NATURAL NEWSLETTER November 23, 2015             What do apples have to do with disability?   A green apple is morelike red apples than different,  and a person with a disability is more likepeople without disabilities than different.   From the U.S. Developmental Disabilities Act: "Disability is a natural part of the human experience."   Yes, Disability is Natural!     LINKS TO DISABILITY IS NATURAL   People First Language   Are You Ready for a Change?   Your Stories   Newsletters   Presentations   Terms of Use - Reprints         WHICH ARE YOUR FAVORITE SAYINGS?   Click on the links below to see your favorite designs as a bookmark, poster, magnet, note card, badge, or t-shirt transfer!   All Kids Learn, Dream, Succeed, Belong   Ask Me, Don't Assume   Assume the Best   Attitudes are the Real Disability   Believe in High Hopes, Big Dreams, and Great Expectations   Children with Disabilities are Children, First   Cure Prejudice Now!   Within Families, Among Friends, and in the Community, Disability is Irrelevant   Disability is Natural    Equal, Not Special   Focus on Outcomes   Got Manners? No Staring, Please   Help Me Learn How to Help Myself, in My Own Way   People with Disabilities are Members of the Human Race   I Am Able!   I Have Dreams! Do You Know What They Are?   I Teach All Kids   What a Great IDEA: Inclusion Works! Know Me, By My Name, Strengths, Abilities, Hopes, and Dreams; Not My Diagnosis   Listen to Me: With Your Ears, Your Eyes, and Your Heart   No "Special Needs"   Normal is an Attitude: You Are What You Think You Are   Nothing About Me Without Me   People with Disabilities are People, First   When You See, Meet, or Think About a Person  with a Disability, Presume Competence   People with Disabilities Want Real Lives   Recognize and Celebrate Ability   Special Education: A Service, Not a Place   Thumbs Down to Pity   Walk in My Shoes   What Will It Take?   Work with Me, Not on Me. Do with Me, Not for Me.   Your Words, Attitudes, and Actions Impact My Life More Than My Disability