Myth # 1: Disabled people cannot make their own decisions - because they might make a mistake!

FACT:Everyone should have the right to make decisions for himself - even wrong ones!

Myth # 2:You have to speak loudly to most disabled people - because they might have difficulty talking!

FACT:People get confused about how to communicate with a person who has a disability. They get the disabilities mixed up!

Myth # 3: Disabled people shouldn't be out in our community - they should be kept indoors at home.

FACT: More and more people who are disabled are becoming visible - in shopping malls, restaurants, theatres - enjoying life!

Myth # 4: We have to talk for the disabled - because they aren't capable.

FACT: People who take over for another person really deprive that person of a sense of self worth and dignity.

Myth # 5: Disabled people don't have feelings like you - their blood is a different color, too!

FACT: People who are disabled think and feel the same as anyone but, the public seems to think that they should react to situations differently than other people do.