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How do You Talk to Someone with a Disability? Try this Magic Word "Hello"!

How important can it be to hear a simple "hello"? Very — especially if eye contact with fellow humans is in short supply.

It's an issue that's been simmering in Richard Ellenson's optimistic mind for almost two decades now. Ellenson's son Thomas was born with cerebral palsy in 1997. Thomas uses a wheelchair to get around and a speech-generating device to communicate.
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Richard Ellenson, CEO of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, is pictured with his son Thomas Ellenson, an 18-year-old who loves theater and has a great sense of humor.

"I go out to dinner with my son all the time and people will look at me and say, 'Should I give him the menu?'" said Ellenson, chief executive officer of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. "Many people — rather than saying something wrong or doing something wrong — will choose not to engage with a person with disabilities. But it has nothing to do with the person with disabilities; it has to do with their own insecurities.”

After talking at length with Thomas and others who have disabilities, Ellenson and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched a charmingly accessible campaign called "Just Say Hi." In a series of short, fun videos, celebrities ranging from William H. Macy to Gayle King to Michael J. Fox to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to actor Jim True-Frost of "The Wire" offer straightforward guidance for having a conversation with someone who has disabilities: Just say hi.
"I think it's great because it's disarming," said Ellenson, who has a background in advertising. "It gets all of us to a place where we're ready to have a conversation about 1) getting to know each other better and 2) making sure people with disabilities have what they need to participate and be acknowledged.”

One big objective of the campaign is to help children and adults with cerebral palsy find and access videos, fact sheets, product tips and other useful information. But the most important aim is to make it easier for them to enjoy real friendships with all sorts of people.
This story came from The Today Show, Season Of Kindness. Click HERE to go the page.

My Take!

As a person that have Cerebral Palsy, just saying "Hi", is nice to hear. A lot of people, think that we are weird or something, but no, we are Special. Everyone is special in their own way. Sure, some (or a lot) of people that have Cerebral Palsy go slow, or learn somethings slower then others, and learn something else faster then others, but that's how the world keep turning. I am very happy, that there is someone out there, taking time, to tell the world about Cerebral Palsy, and just say "Hi"!
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January 18, 2013 by JML Companies
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