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NCHPAD - Building Healthy Inclusive Communities

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Facts


by Neil Cummins

  • Positive language empowers. When working with or speaking about persons with a disability, it is
    Picture of a personal trainer working with a  person with a disability in a fitness center.
    Picture of a personal trainer working with a person with a disability in a fitness center.
    important to put the person first. The disability is just a medical diagnosis. It does not define the person.
  • Persons with disabilities can lead healthy lifestyles.
  • Persons with disabilities benefit from exercise.
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes provisions for persons with disabilities to access fitness centers.
  • The rights and wishes of persons with disabilities need to be respected at all times.

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