- From: Graham Oliver <graham_oliver@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:33:11 +0100 (BST)
- To: Hoehnermusikfan <info@hoehnermusikfan.net>, Demonpenta2@aol.com
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
I am sorry but this conversation is in my opinion, both off topic and inappropriate. If you would like to know why I think this please email me off list Graham Oliver --- Hoehnermusikfan <info@hoehnermusikfan.net> wrote: > 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 > ===== 'Making on-line information accessible' Mobile Phone : +64 25 919 724 - New Zealand Work Phone : +64 9 846 6995 - New Zealand AIM ID : grahamolivernz ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie
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