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A positive attitude is important when meeting or helping a person with a disability.
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Generally, people see the disability first and the person second.
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All disabilities are caused by a disease or are inherited.
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People with mobility impairments do not care about how they look, and they cannot shop the way other people do.
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Someone who uses a power wheelchair cannot drive a motor vehicle.
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If you notice someone is wearing a hearing aid, speak loudly so he or she can hear you.
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When guiding a person who has vision loss, you should always take them by the arm.
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Someone who is severely physically disabled cannot do anything alone.
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A person who is Deaf cannot use the phone.
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A person can have a disability and not be held back by it.
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People who have vision loss have a better sense of hearing.
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You should avoid using expressions such as “look”, “see” and “watch out” when talking to someone with vision loss.
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The majority of people who are Deaf or hard of hearing can speechread.
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If you see someone who uses a wheelchair having trouble, you should give him or her a push.
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Over one million Canadians have some kind of disability that makes it difficult for them to read conventional print.
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When a customer with a disability is in your workplace, you should always provide extra attention.
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Guide dogs see colours and read signs.
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People who are Deaf or hard of hearing see better than everyone else.
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People who are Deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing cannot talk at all.
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People who use wheelchairs are paralysed.
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Mental health disability is a rare, untreatable disorder.
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People with learning disabilities cannot be productive.
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Intellectual disability is the same as mental health disability.
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About one in seven Ontarians has a disability.
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Forty-seven percent of Ontarians over the age of 65 have disabilities.