- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:05:28 -0600
- To: Srinivasu Chakravarthula <srinivasu.chakravarthula@deque.com>
- Cc: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>, public-low-vision-a11y-tf <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
Thanks, Srini and Shawn! As I previously wrote, it is important to use appropriate and respectful language that is accurate, and represents the preference of the groups to which it refers. Kindest Regards, Laura On 1/11/16, Srinivasu Chakravarthula <srinivasu.chakravarthula@deque.com> wrote: > I agree with Shawn. > > "impairment" is just fine. Here are Wikipedia links for Visual impairment > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_impairment> and disability > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability>. To me "impairment" sounds more > sense. > > Best, > Srini > > Best regards, > > *Srinivasu Chakravarthula* > Sr. Accessibility Consultant, *Deque* <http://deque.com> > Hand phone: +91 709 380 3855 > > Deque University <http://dequeuniversity.com> | Follow me on Twitter > <http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu> | Connect on LinkedIn > <http://linkedin.com/in/srinivasuc> | About Me <http://about.me/srinivasuc> > > Technology is a gift to everyone; let's create inclusive digital experience > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 4:34 AM, Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> wrote: > >> Good question to ask! >> >> I do not know (either personally or documented) of any particular >> objection to "impairment" among people with low vision. Many people I >> know >> with mild/moderate low vision prefer "impairment" to "disability", and >> "impairment" generally works better than "disability" for describing >> age-related issues. >> >> A related question is terminology around "color vision deficiency". That >> is the terminology I see used most in formal descriptions, along with >> "color blind"/"color blindness". Given the later is common lay-person >> terminology, I think we should use it where appropriate. >> >> On the other hand, in most cases, color blindness is not considered a >> disability (nor low vision) and I think we should avoid calling it a >> disability in our documentation. >> >> My 2 cents. :-) >> >> ~Shawn >> >> >> >> >> On 1/11/2016 1:41 PM, Laura Carlson wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> This may be a stupid question but I was rereading the overview [1] and >>> noticed the word "Impairment" is used several times. Is the word okay >>> to use for people with visual disabilities or like the term "hearing >>> impaired", some object as it describes the condition in terms of a >>> deficiency? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Kindest Regards, >>> Laura >>> [1] >>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/wiki/Overview_of_Low_Vision#Overview_of_Low_Vision >>> [2] http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/access/who/#words >>> >>> >> > -- Laura L. Carlson
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