#FACTS. Many disabilities, like learning or emotional disabilities, cannot be seen or are not as obvious as for example blindness or an orthopedic impairment.
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A person with a disability has a poor quality of life and totally different from people without disabilities.
Myth! Overall, they live like anyone else. The attitude that a disability ruins someone's life can be more disabling than the disability itself! #adaptations
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People with disabilities ALWAYS need help at school or work.
Myth! Every person with a disability is affected differently, and if and how much help they need depends on how their lives are impacted.
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People with disabilities can do only light work or only simple, repetitive work
Myth! People with disabilities work successfully in many different jobs.
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A person with a disability is sick.
Myth! Many people with disabilities are healthy, athletic, and strong. Some have illnesses, just as some non-disabled people have illnesses.
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Tools for. people with disability range from inexpensive to expensive
#FACTS. There are all types of different tools that can be used; some you can pick up at a local pharmacy, and some need to be special ordered.
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People who are deaf do not enjoy television shows, movies, or concerts because they cannot hear.
Myth! Many movies and tv shows are captioned. Many shows have interpreters.
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People who are blind have extra sharp hearing.
Myth! Slow down there, Daredevil. Loss of vision doesn't affect hearing. They may depend on hearing or other senses and be more alert to sounds.