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Guide on media & disability

Meeting People with Speech Difficulties

• Be attentive, encouraging and patient, but not patronizing.
• Slowness or impaired speech does not reflect a person’s intelligence.
• Refrain from correcting or speaking for the person. Wait quietly while the person speaks and resist the temptation to finish sentences for them.
• If you need more information, break down your questions to deal with individual points that require short answers.
• If you do not understand what someone has said, ask the individual to say it again. Never pretend to understand when you do not.