brssmnky
Contributor
Ok, its a new forum and already two posts have the word in the subject line. The word handicapped is becoming less and less of an acceptable word. In fact there are some people with disabilities that get downright offended when this word is used around them and view it as derogatory. The most politically correct phrasing is person with a disability. I know its confusing for some
after all there are still (too) many parking signs that say handicapped parking (despite our best efforts to get them all changed to accessible parking). Also, many people with disabilities themselves still use the term because the terminology person with a disability is fairly new. Certainly I am not going to tell anyone with a disability what to refer to yourself as
no more than I would tell an African-American person that he/she can only use that term (although Im sure that this person would rather be identified by the person that he/she is than first and foremost the color of his/her skin). As for everyone else, I would be a happy person if we could all try to use more sensitive words.
Also, now that I look back in the forum, lets try to avoid victim and suffers from.
Thank you all.
Also, now that I look back in the forum, lets try to avoid victim and suffers from.
Thank you all.