How people with disabilities communicate with others without problems

This comic series - nine useful tips for people with different types of disabilities to overcome barriers in communication with healthy people.

The cheat sheet was prepared by the inclusive project team Everland: psychologist Tatyana Redina, designer Roman Akinin and copywriter Aislu Asan.

Each comic consists of two pictures. The first picture is wrong, the second picture is the desired behavior.

Each picture contains advice and illustrations, with or without replica.

Y - consider

The first picture

Council. Even if you are blind, do not stand with your back or sideways to the interlocutor.

Illustration. A blind person stands with his back to his interlocutor and says: "You are so interesting in your story!"

Second picture

Council. The conversation should be face to face.

Illustration. The blind and the sighted converse face to face. A visually impaired person says: "It is clear from your voice that you are a middle-aged brunette."

T - patience

The first picture

Council. Do not demand instant understanding of your problem.

Illustration. A disabled person in a wheelchair shouts: "What are you, don't you catch up at all, or what ?!"

Second picture

Council. Give the person time to understand you.

Illustration. An hourglass ticks between the disabled person and his interlocutor.

C - calm

The first picture

Council. Don't be nervous when you ask for something. Remember, people don't have to help you.

Illustration. A disabled person in a wheelchair shouts: "Yes, help me!"

Second picture

Council. When addressing a person, formulate your request clearly.

Illustration. A disabled person in a wheelchair asks a passer-by: “Raise, please! I dropped my phone. "

C - thanks

The first picture

Council. Don't blame all your problems on the person.

Illustration. A passer-by says to a blind person: "Let me help you cross the road." The blind man answers: “Oh, nishtyak! Give me 50 more rubas for whitefish. "

Second picture

Council. Thanks for any help.

Illustration. A passer-by offers help, a blind person thanks.

H - on equal terms

The first picture

Council. Do not emphasize your limitations in words.

Illustration. A young man turns to a friend in a wheelchair: "Well, let's go!" A disabled person in a wheelchair answers: "Someone is coming, and I have to go."

Second picture

Council. Speak like other people.

Illustration. The young man turns to a friend in a wheelchair: "Let's go?" He replies: "Let's go!"

H - do not bend

The first picture

Council. In the workplace, don't bother others with frequent requests for help.

Illustration. A colleague sneaks up to be invisible. A disabled person in a wheelchair at the workplace tells him: "You are going to get water, then draw the curtains and grab something to eat."

Second picture

Council. Ask for help if you really can't do it yourself.

Illustration. A disabled person in a wheelchair asks a colleague: "Please give me a magazine from the top shelf."

P - help

The first picture

Council. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it.

Illustration. A blind person, drenched in sweat, tries to make out the inscription on the stand through a magnifying glass.

Second picture

Council. Be sure: you will not be denied.

Illustration. A blind person asks a passerby: "Could you read it to me?" He answers: "No problem."

B - be yourself

The first picture

Council. Do not hesitate to use a cane, stroller, hearing aids.

Illustration. The blind man came with a bouquet on a date with the girl and hesitantly hides the cane behind his back.

Second picture

Council. Special equipment is your accessory.

Illustration. The red cane of a blind person goes well with his red hat and shoes.

С - independence

The first picture

Council. Don't pity yourself.

Illustration. A disabled person in a wheelchair asks for alms. The passer-by, turning away, is busy with his own business.

Second picture

Council. Self-reliance makes you independent.

Illustration. A colleague with a cake congratulates a disabled person in a wheelchair on the first working day.