Students will:

• Identify effective and ineffective communication strategies with individuals with disabilities as demonstrated in the communication videos. 
• Assess personal communication skills and level of comfort in interacting with persons with disabilities.
• Discuss effective communication strategies to be used when assessing a patient with a disability for other aspects of their health and health care.
• Recognize the importance of acknowledging the person’s disability, even if it is not the primary problem at the time of the interaction.