why sould we respect people with disabilities?

Question

hi... well, im doing a speech and my topic is "Respect Toward People with Special Needs", an im not really good doing this kind of thinks so, I need some help; my speech begins like this:

We take ourselves as considerate people. Well, why wont
we show our "consideration" toward the people with
special needs?

good morning, members of jury, parents,
teachers, and classmates, my name is
(OK. I will not put my name jejeje ;D)
an im here to talk about Respect Toward
People with Special Needs, and I choose this
topic because, I thik people with disabilities need more respect.

well, thats all i have, and now i need a conclution ( JUST A CONCLUTION) so, but im not sure wath to put, and pleese tell me iff my speech i good or how can i correct it so it sounds better ;D

P.D. SORRY IF MY ENGLISH IS NOT "THAT" PERFECT :s

Answer 1

May I suggest you change the wording of "special needs" to people with disabilities, it has more impact and it covers anyone with any sort of disability. The term special needs has a tendency to set people with disabilities a part and different or not normal, and many people find the term offensive.



How long is your speech meant to be?

I think you don't have enough for even 5 minutes speech, but your topic is good. So I hope you don't mind I have changed your introduction, and you don't need to acknowledge everyone, a simple good morning everyone should be ok, unless you have special dignitaries present.



Introduction for speech

Good morning everyone, my name is ............... and my topic is Respecting people with disabilities, as I believe many people with disability are not being treated with respect & dignity as they should be.



Speech body;

We treat other people with respect and dignity, in a hope that people treat us the same. And people with disabilities should not be treated any differently. People with disabilities are people too, they think and feel the same things as you or I might, they also have the same rights as anyone else.



What is respect, respect is listening to others opinions, their thoughts and feelings, valuing them as whole person, regardless of any deficit they may have.



So how do we treat others with respect and dignity:

Most people with a disability are very capable of making choices and decisions for themselves.

We respect their right to express their thoughts & opinions, and we understand that their thoughts & opinions might be different to ours.

Be patient when working with a disabled person, it may take them a little longer to do some things.

Its ok to offer assistance, if someone looks like they might need help, but wait for a reply before trying to help.

When introducing someone with a disability we put the persons name first, not their disability, in fact don't even mention the persons disability.

Don't make assumptions about a person, just because someone is in a wheel chair does not mean they cannot communicate.

Don't speak to them as if they are a child.

Don't talk to loudly, their not deaf.

Don't talk slowly, talk the same way you would anyone else.



Conclusion

People with disabilities are first and foremost a human being, who has a legal right to be treated with respect and dignity at all times.

Quote "Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community. We all can treat one another with dignity and respect, provide opportunities to grow toward our fullest lives and help one another discover and develop our unique gifts. We each deserve this and we all can extend it to others." - Author Unknown





I have done many speeches over the years as a Youth & Disability support worker, and I usually try to find a suitable quote to finish off on. Also the wrong wording can ruin your speech. Many teachers are happy to read what you have put together, and may even correct wording for you.

Answer 2

Good morning, members of the jury, parents, teachers and classmates. My name is Jejeje , and I am here on behalf of the disabled. There are many people that do not show the same respect to the disabled compared to the people that are not disabled. I feel if the disabled are given respect they can achieve as much as any other person. In conclusion, Many people that are disabled feel like there is no hope for them however, they have just as much right to go to school and achieve their goals like every other person. There are many people with disabilities that have went to school and made their dreams become reality. PS: I am one of the disabled people that have turned my dream into reality. Thanks to a college that had extra help for the disabled, I was able to achieve my goal. Good luck with your speech.

Answer 3

Key reason: Because if we were disabled we would want other people to respect and not make fun of us.

Answer 4

We should respect people with disabilities because the keyword in there is "people".



People with disabilities are people with feelings, emotions, thoughts, skills, love, care. They are as human as anyone else. They are as worthy of respect as anyone else. The fact that they have disabilities doesn't make them any less human or less respectable.



Nobody is perfect and nobody is unbreakable. If your mother turned blind, you would presumably still love her and respect her the same as before. She is after all still the same person as before and has done nothing to deserve less respect just because she lost her eyesight.



We treat other people with respect because we ourselves want to be treated with respect. People with disabilities are no exception.

Answer 5

Here are some suggestions of what you could include in your speech:



We should respect people with disabilities because they are first and foremost people. They are normal people like you and me, who just happen to have a disability. We should treat them with the same respect as others and as we ourselves want to be treated with. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." We all want to be treated with respect, and we are all just one accident away from becoming disabled ourselves. If we were in their shoes, we would hope to be treated with the same amount of respect and dignity as anyone else.



By the way, the disability community generally doesn't like the term "special needs" very much. It is better to use "people with disabilities", as that is the more widely accepted terminology.



Good luck with your speech.

Answer 6

not sure if this will help, but having disabilties myself this is what i think:



we should NOT be respected any less, however i dont think its right with what you said about people with disabilities need more respect,



we just want to be accepted in society and not bullied for things we cannot help.



there are so many disabilities around, people in wheelchairs for instance, others see they cannot walk and so disregard them.



i pass out- people see me in the street dont help me, as they think im just drunk (even tho i dont drink), yes some people have helped, but others have just walked away.



but like i say all "we" want is to be accepted by people as "normal people" and given same opportunties.



I have learning disbilitys aswell, but i am attempted the open university (i will definatly not be going for a degree, but just a diploma) now some people think this is good, however some people think that its just a waste because ive learning disabilities-

Answer 7

There's varieties of disabilities that people have.

I respect people with disabilities because....



if I see someone trouble walking I will open the door for them, or if I'm in a waiting room (or on a bus or somewhere busy) I'll let them take my seat and I'll stand for them. Because that makes me feel good, that I did something good for someone. And, someday I will be that person who needs help, and hopefully someone will be there for me to open that door or offer me that chair. Pass on the goodness of respect, caring, and helping!



I choose not to make fun of people who other people who may think they look or act funny. Because I know they're human beings like you and I, and they have feelings too. So, we need to show them respect and be courteous to them! Treat them as you want to be treated, no different!



You can say things like that, just came off the top of my head! :)

Answer 8

Say "In conclusion, everyone should respect people with disabilities because no one alive is indestructible. Everyone on this planet is subject to obtaining a serious brain injury and becoming a special needs individual themselves simply by becoming an innocent victim of a drunk or reckless driver."

Answer 9

specific they could. to call women human beings degrading names isn't something greater advantageous than treating them like a 2nd classification citizen. between the biggest issues i've got observed with the greater youthful technology is they experience each and every person could appreciate them without showing appreciate in the direction of others. information smash adult males: it's time to awaken and connect actuality. in case you're no longer likely to coach others appreciate you're no longer likely to get any.

Answer 10

Because they are people first and their disability or special need second. Yes the disability/special need may be part of who they are but it does not mean they are that disability or special need just like a person of a different skin color is not simply a person with that skin color.

Answer 11

I do not want to sound mean but the phrase "People with Special Needs" is considered to be offensive by various PWDs including myself.



PWDs do not want to be seen as "Persons with Special Needs". PWDs want to be seen as NORMAL people who just so happen to have Disabilities.



People can show respect to PWDs by creating a more accessible society for PWDs.



People can show respect to PWDs by not discriminating against PWDs in various ways.



People can show respect to PWDs by not patronizing PWDs.



People can show respect to PWDs by seeing PWDs as capable human beings that are capable in handling their own personal lives and achieving the same things that a person without Disabilities can do.



People can show respect to PWDs by seeing PWDs as "People FIRST and Disabilities SECOND".



There are many ways that people can show respect to PWDs.

Answer 12

they need respect because their brains dont process things the same as the average persons so therefore people need to treat them kindly and in a way they can understand easily so they dont get hurt.

Answer 13

People with disabilities, can't do most of the things that people without disabilities can do, so we should learn to make them feel as if they can do anything we can do. I think we should help them out, by trying to make them feel like they don't have a disability! Just because they have a disability, doesn't mean they aren't like me and you.



I hope that helped!!