Disability Etiquette

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This library training has been developed to help front-line library workers better serve patrons with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities. The training was created using input from focus groups consisting of public library staff members, mental health consumers and mental health professionals. The content of the program reflects many hours of collaboration and interaction between Department of Mental Health (DMH) librarians and the "in-the-trenches" front-line workers of many Missouri libraries.

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Education

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• library
• librarian
• Disability
• Etiquette
• ADA
• MIMH
• DMH
• missouri
• mental
• health
• developmental
• disabilities

[adorablegs]

Ouch, this is not accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. Please fix that!

[cetv]

@adorablegs Thanks for your note, I have put in the request and we should at least have a machine translation for this video soon, please check back in a few weeks.

[cetv]

A Developmental Disability is a category of different types of

disabilities. Developmental disabilities include disabilities like

intellectual disabilities (mental retardation), but also other physical

disabilities as well like cerebral palsy or Down's Syndrome.

Developmental disabilities are diagnosed prior to the age of 22 and last

a life time. Mental illness may be diagnosed throughout a person's life

and may not last the person's whole life (like depression).

[cetv]

Individuals who have a mental illness that is significant enough that it

impairs their ability to function in life: at work, home and in the

community are considered to have a disability. There is diagnostic

criteria that determines which mental illness a person has. This

criteria is set forth in a book called the Diagnostic and Statistical

Manual of Mental Disorders.

[dave2806]

i am very seriously disabled and have always called myself a cripple . dont call others that but always use it about myself . not very pc sorry

[sallyndco]

Interesting video, i like the way it was done by people ith a disability

[FFFerguson]

Seeing eye dogs are not the only type of service animal, I thought this video would address that. Also, Not all service animals are certified as such, so you won't always get papers verifing this.

[onevisionsclub]

one more thing....People First Language- IS A MUST! I have met Kathie Snow, who began the "PFL" crusade! Her and her family are amazing!

Anyone who has a "DD" or have family with disabilities should read her book "Disability is Natural". I have searched youtube for her but no luck!

[onevisionsclub]

developmental disabilities can be diagnosed at anytime, I was diagnosed with CdLS at 28! My family first learned about "dd" while searching on the internet, that's when they said "hey-that girl on the CdLS page looks and acts like Maegan! sure nuff, went to a genetics specialist-and they found that I did have a mild Form of "CdLS" I also have ADHD. There are also degrees and "ranges" to one's disAbilities! -maegan

[CrazySnoppy]

i hard of that donald roberts stockton ca people first good job