>From: Cynthia Waddell <[15]cynthia.waddell@icdri.org> Cynthia Waddell still works in our industry? >Let's drop the "deaf/dumb" description in the subject header. This >is offensive to my community and harks back to those days when the >general population thought that we were dumb simply because we had a >hearing loss. No, they thought you were *mute*, which is what "dumb" means in this sense and is untrue for many deaf people. The fact that it also means "stupid" is merely a second reason not to use it. -- Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org Accessibility <http://joeclark.org/access/> Expect criticism if you top-postReceived on Friday, 7 October 2005 05:15:31 GMT
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