- From: Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 13:01:02 -0400
- To: "'Ian B. Jacobs'" <ij@w3.org>, "'Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo'" <emmanuelle@mi.madritel.es>
- Cc: "'Wendy A Chisholm'" <wendy@w3.org>, "'3WC WAI X-TECH'" <wai-xtech@w3.org>, "'Charles McCathieNevile'" <charles@w3.org>
Recommendation noted.........anyone with regular involvement with CG willing to do this? Katie Haritos-Shea Internet/Software/Device Accessibility and Standards Strategist/Developer/Evangelist #571-220-7777 "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller -----Original Message----- From: Ian B. Jacobs [mailto:ij@w3.org] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 12:14 PM To: Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo Cc: Wendy A Chisholm; Katie Haritos-Shea; 3WC WAI X-TECH; Charles McCathieNevile Subject: Re: Definitions: impairment, disability and handicap Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo wrote: > Hi Ian, > > In fact, the definitions of the WHO seek not to be based on medical > terms but covering the social and personal aspects of the disability. > > It is important to use the terms proposed by WHO to avoid confusion > and the possibility of hurting the sensibility of some people. I recommend taking this question to the CG again. _ Ian -- Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 718 260-9447
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