Besides being aware that disabilities do exist, I see my role is to try to assist anyone as much as I can, whether they are disabled or not.

I think everyone should have an equal opportunity to do whatever it is they want to do. And if they do need some assistance, than there should be a way to get that assistance.

Sometimes you just don't know what to do when a person with a disability is having a problem. All that you can think of is to refer them to someone who may be able to help them because you do not want to take the responsibility. So the impact is that you are just passing them on, and not really helping them.

I had a student who could engage me in conversation about his background, his home, and about any topic as part of a normal conversation. But once the conversation turned to the class subject the student was taking, the student's hearing disability appeared, and now he couldn't understand what I was saying.