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Top Tips From People in the Know

Jane Goetzee
What's life like for someone with a disability? And do you know when you're offending someone who has a disability? In the PC world we live in it can be difficult to know what to say ...

I spoke to 3 local people with different disabilities about the way they see the world.

Is it rude to offer someone in a wheelchair a hand if they're struggling? Should you help the blind man cross the road?

It's sometimes difficult to know how someone will react now that our society has become so overly politically correct.

Hopefully the audio link will give you some tips:

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