Students with mobility limitations will ask for assistance when they need it. Do not assume assistance is needed.
When conversing with someone in a wheelchair, sit so that you are at that persons eye level whenever possible.
Leaning on a wheelchair is tantamount to leaning on a persons shoulder; it is an invasion of personal space.
When discussing a students disability and accommodation and adaptation needs, talk only about needs that are relevant to the successful completion of course work.
Keep all information confidential.
Refer to a person in a wheelchair as a "wheelchair user" not as "confined" to a wheelchair. Most people using wheelchairs transfer to furniture, automobiles, etc., using wheelchairs only as a means of movement from one point to another.
If a students speech is affected by the disability and difficult to understand, do not hesitate to ask the student to repeat.
