- From: Hoehnermusikfan <info@hoehnermusikfan.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:05:59 -0700
- To: <Demonpenta2@aol.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi John, Thank you for your reaction. What are you calling normals? Did you ever see a normal human being and did you like this? I can understand your opinion, but when you know that in the Netherlands nearly one million of people are declared medically unfit to work and get social security money their whole life long because they have a handicap, is my question Why can anybody who has rsi for instance, don't do other work? We have 16 million people in this country and nearly one million people cannot work anymore????? And many branches need more personal... That is of course a social/political question. But makes me clear there is something wrong in thinking about disabled people.. That's why I try to find another name. But you are right an other more clear name can perhaps change something in mind, but only action is the right way. Though a more specified name can change perhaps something in peoples mind... it is only a begin..... and finally action the end? Greetings Ineke ----- Original Message ----- From: Demonpenta2@aol.com To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 11:59 AM Subject: Re: other expreassion fo disabled people/ haiku, poems In a message dated 8/23/01 2:45:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, inekemaa@xs4all.nl writes: In the Dutch newsbrief "accessibility. nl". I read for the "Disabled People" the expression "PEOLPLE WITH LIMITED FUNCTIONS". I think this expression is more appropriate in this time of emancipation. Personally I prefer to speak about "PEOPLE WITH SOME LIMITED FUNCTIONS" to make clear that this people are not limited in all their functions . Though this often is thought as I have heard. I never found disabled a nice word, but I am Dutch. It's honest, though. And frankly...speaking as someone who IS disabled...Why NOT? I personally find the new emphasis on political correctness ("Physically challenged", "People with Limited Functions", etc.") pitiful. Frankly...This is bitter, but hey. If you normals want to make like you're so damn caring...Do it with actions. Not with revisionist vocabulary. John
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