- From: Leslie K. Yoder <lkyoder@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 19:13:45 -0800
- To: WAI-ig <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> oh, this is easy, do no harm. > Handicapped does harm to some so why not use something harmless even it > does take a bit more space to write or a bit longer to say. Besides, I > doubt the guy's assertion that most people would say handicapped or > disabled provided they are made aware of the facts in the matter. For > him to continue to be uninformed willingly shows a real character flaw. The brevity/ease-of-scanning argument has never worked for me. "Broad" is one syllable; "woman" is two. "Nigger" is two syllables; "African-American" is seven. Which should be the preferred term?
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