"If you see a disabled person with a caregiver, assistant, interpreter, or PCA: Talk to the disabled person first. Not because it’s polite. Because it’s right. Because it affirms dignity. Because it challenges stigma. Because it presumes competence."
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Presume My Competence: Please Talk to Me, Not Around Me | Northeast Arc
Not communicating directly with those who have disabilities is one of the most common forms of disability stigma.