Do you find yourself struggling to connect with a friend or loved one who has a disability? Are you afraid of asking the wrong thing, or accidentally saying something harmful? If so, we are hear to help.
This course is designed for anyone who is in a relationship, be it romantic, platonic, business, familial, or otherwise with a person with a disability. Basically, this course is designed for everyone. If you don’t know someone with a disability, you soon will. If you don’t have a relative with a disability, well, I hope you one day do, because everyone who lives long enough is all but guaranteed to have a disability.
Forging a positive connection with your friend or loved one is easier than it sounds. In this course you will:
- Learn to examine and counteract your own misconceptions about disability,
- Gain a better understanding of the transition someone goes through when they acquire a disability,
- Learn constructive ways to support through all stages of the transition,
- Learn how to encourage independence while still assisting where needed,
- Learn how to talk about disability, (its not as hard as you think),
- And much, much more.
- So let’s get started!