Social Norms
The non-breaching experiment included being verbal during what were normally verbal orders in public places. The employee would have no knowledge of a disability on my behalf, and I would not use words or sign language of any kind to distinguish myself from those who hear and those who do not. Instead, I would simply enter various places and write my order down on a slip of paper, handing it to the employee without entering into a verbal exchange on my end. During my first interaction, the employee asked me how they could help me and I had written ...
