- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 10:07:26 -0800
- To: <david@davidsaccess.com>
- Cc: "WAI-ig" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 09:56 AM 11/8/2001 , David M. Clark wrote: >Am I taking political correctness too far? Probably. There are some people with disabilities who proudly wear the term "gimp" as an empowerment strategy. I think this may be off-topic for the WAI list, though, and better suited for a general disability discussion forum, if there's not a web-specific spin on the topic. Attempting to do so: Sensitive terminology such as this is one of the most difficult things to handle on the web, because the web is world-wide. What might be an insult in America might be perfectly normal in Australia, for example. I think that the specific words used are ultimately less important than the actual intent, actions, and effects of those actions. It's certainly easier to deal with more "tangible" obstacles such as "I can't access this content" than with intangibles such as "this page unintentionally hurt my feelings." --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com> Technical Developer Liaison Reef North America Accessibility - W3C - Integrator Network ________________________________________ BUSINESS IS DYNAMIC. TAKE CONTROL. ________________________________________ http://www.reef.com
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