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Up Front:
Today is the New
England Museum Assoc.
workshop in Manchester at the Millyard on Site
Management. Drop everything and head over. Then write
to let us know what you learned.
Contents:
Our first summer jaunt
A scuba find in Ashland?
Turtles in Hopkinton
Communication Tips for Volunteers
The Association's First
Jaunt:
The stalwart Ladies of Center Harbor joined me for the
Association's first Round-Robin Summer Jaunt to Franconia and Sugar
Hill. I dare say a good time was had by all, in spite of the
heat.
The bus driver suggested our using a smaller bus for a
smoother ride--and air conditioning! The radio had declared the day a
bad-quality-air day, so I blessed his contribution. Both the Franconia
Heritage Museum and the Sugar Hill Historical Museum were delightfully cool,
making the mere walking-in a joy.
We were met at Franconia by both Jewell
Friedman, the curator of Franconia, and Winnie Harwood, our cheerful host
for the day. Ms. Friedman gave us the Curator's
Tour of the museum where we saw their fine collection of musical
instruments and the detailed time-line of Franconia's history. What a job
to pull that together! Along the way we talked shop, discussing
changing/permanent exhibitions, finding & training volunteers, signage, and
accessibility. Out in the barn we explored the summer kitchen
and winter sports, saw the collection of belt-driven machinery and a
forty-pound butter churn! Just the thought of churning butter, never mind
40 # of it, makes one glad to do the grocery shopping. Well,
by-and-large. Upstairs we saw their fine school collection.
Ms. Friedman graciously accompanied us to the Iron Works
Interpretive Center where we could talk about some of the challenges inherent in
keeping a site open 24/7. The tip of the day is a source of
reproductions:
Cartographic Associates,
11 Pleasant St.,
Littleton, 03561;
800 322-4540;
contact: Donald
Butson, Pres.
They not only did an enlargement for Franconia for a reasonable price (!),
but they also did a reproduction for the Interpretive Center that has shown
itself resistant to fading after a year outdoors. Ms. Friedman left us
here to prepare for Franconia's afternoon Garden Party, and I hope she will let
us know how that went.
Now we drove up the hill past fields of lupines, as
promised! The bus sounded like we were watching fireworks on the Fourth as
we exclaimed to each new find. At the Sugar Hill Historical Museum we were
again honored with the Curator's Tour as Ms. Harwood,
Exec. Director, wears both hats. Their summer's exhibition, A
Woman's Work Is Never Done, explores the labor and labor-saving
devices of our foremothers, not the least of which was a 600-pound "laundry
stove" for the express purpose of keeping irons hot! What a bright
exhibition hall Sugar Hill has, cheerful, right down to the breeze at the
clothesline.
Outside we toured the barn and carriage house, but we
were only too happy to be invited to take our victuals inside for lunch--hush,
now! We picked up all the crumbs!
The Ladies of Center Harbor are long-time travelers
around NH and one of the special treats of the day was listening to their
descriptions of how things had changed over the years. Laurel-bedecked
pith helmets to you all! Thank-you, Winnie Harwood, for organizing the
delightful jaunt and for drinks & sweets.
I hope you, Reader, will join us on the fourth Saturday
in August for the jaunt about the seacoast. If anyone knows of tour buses
available along the coast, let me know. We are hoping for a little more
leg room, as well as air conditioning.
for Ashland:
(Resident Gossip's Note: What's this we hear
about scuba-diving in the Squam River? Anything exciting you can
share? )
from Little Nature
Museum:
Nationally acclaimed artist, author, and naturalist, David
Carroll, will present a free program, “Seasons of the
Turtles and Wetlands,” on Saturday, July 9, at 10
AM in the Community Room, Hopkinton Town Library. David’s program will take us on a
journey through the annual cycles of turtles native to New Hampshire, beginning
with their emergence from hibernation.
He follows the turtles through a mosaic of marshes, swamps, fens,
streams, and vernal pools; through early spring activity, courtship and mating,
nesting, summer behavior, emergence of hatchlings from the nest, and the return
to hibernation.
David is the author and illustrator of four natural histories: The year of the
Turtle, Trout
Reflections, Swampwalker’s
Journal, and new for 2004, Self Portrait with
Turtles. He will have books
for sale and for autographing.
from
Governor's Commission on
Disability
57 Regional Drive; Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271-2773
(Voice/TTY); 1-800-852-3405 (Voice/TTY); FAX: (603)
271-2837
COMMUNICATION
TIPS
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Offer to shake
hands.
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Speak directly to the
person.
- Identify yourself when meeting someone with a visual
disability.
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Treat adults as
adults.
- Do not patronize people.
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Address everybody in the same
manner.
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If you offer assistance, wait,
then ask how you can help.
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Do not lean against or hang on to
wheelchairs.
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When you bump into a wheelchair,
acknowledge your mistake to the person sitting in it.
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Listen attentively when talking
with people who have difficulty speaking and wait for them to
finish.
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Place
yourself at eye-level when speaking to a person who is in a wheelchair or on
crutches.
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When speaking to a person who is
hearing impaired, look directly at the person. To get their attention, tap
them on the shoulder or wave your hand.
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Do not distract or pet service
animals.
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Don’t get hung up on words like: hear, see, walk, run,
etc.
True or
False?
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Disabilities are always visible.
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People with disabilities are not healthy.
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Everyone who is disabled is likeable.
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People with disabilities work and play ONLY with other people who have
disabilities.
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People who use wheelchairs must also have hearing, speech, and mental
impairments.
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People with disabilities love to hear stories about other people with
disabilities.
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People with disabilities do not have the same thoughts, feelings, and
emotions as others.
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People with disabilities cannot possibly be
independent.
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People with disabilities need to be protected from
failing.
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People who are deaf cannot speak but can read
lips.
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People who are blind have exceptional hearing but don’t go the
movies.
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People who are developmentally disabled remain childlike and need
supervision most of the time.
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People with disabilities are highly motivated and tend to do work of
higher quality than those who are not disabled.
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People with disabilities are inspirational, courageous, and brave for
being able to overcome their disabilities.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but
words will never hurt me.”
The truth is, words
can and do hurt people. Words are powerful tools that can bring people together
or keep them apart. When referring to a person who has a disability, remember
that people with disabilities are not asking you to use a special vocabulary
just for them. Every person is made up of many characteristics and few
want to be identified only by their ability to play tennis or by their love of
fried onions or by the mole that is on their face. Every person has differences
and by simply describing their differences in accurate, non-judgmental words you
will convey respect for individuals. Speak of the individual first then use
positive phrases to describe the disability. Choosing affirmative words and
phrases will help establish empowerment, dignity, and respect for individuals
with disabilities.
Empowering, Affirmative
Phrases |
Disempowering, Negative
Phrases |
|
person
with a disability |
the
disabled; handicapped |
|
person
with an intellectual, cognitive, developmental
disability |
retarded; mentally defective,
childlike |
|
person
who is deaf |
the
deaf; deaf and dumb |
|
person
who is blind, person who is visually impaired |
the
blind |
|
person
who is hard of hearing |
suffers
a hearing loss |
|
Person
without a disability |
NORMAL
person |
|
person
who has multiple sclerosis |
afflicted by MS |
|
person
with cerebral palsy |
CP
victim |
|
person
with epilepsy, person with
seizure
disorder |
epileptic |
|
Person
who just had a seizure |
He took
a fit |
|
person
who uses a wheelchair |
confined to a wheelchair,
wheelchair-bound |
|
person
who has muscular dystrophy |
stricken by MD |
|
person
with a physical disability, physically
disabled |
crippled; lame; deformed |
|
unable
to speak, uses synthetic speech |
dumb;
mute |
|
person
with psychiatric disability |
crazy;
nuts |
|
person
who is successful, productive |
has
overcome his/her disability; is courageous (when it implies the person has
courage because of having a
disability |
|