Tips about the differently abled community
1. Don't treat them differently
2. Do not refer to them in the third person. Most people with disabilities can speak for themselves
3. Don't use the words "crippled" or "retarted"
4. Right now in society it is considered politically correct to not say or refer to a person as "a disabled person". This is thought to be rude because the person comes before the disability. Saying "a person with a disability" is respectful because it's not really about their disability, but them as a person. However, there is controversy about this subject. My preference is to be referred to as a person with a disability
5. We are trying to not use the word "disabled" anymore because it is outdated. Instead people should use the term "differently abled"
6. There is a mixture of feelings among the differently abled community as to the term "special needs". Every human being has basic needs and we are no different. I personally don't like being called out and labeled and I'm sure a lot of people can relate to this.