Indiana Hero Assaults Cripple in Wheelchair

No nothing wrong. I didn’t notice Eric used it in the title til now. Kudos for that as well.

Thanks about the pig pic.

GBJK for tolerance and understanding
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http://www.conservapedia.com/Politically_correct

An example of political correctness is the changing terminology used to described handicapped people. In the past the term “crippled” was perfectly acceptable and not considered offensive. At some point, Americans like Senate Republican leader Bob Dole decided “crippled” was degrading and the preferred term changed to “handicapped.”

This, too, was eventually deemed offensive and “disabled” became the preferred term. Today, even “disabled” is considered degrading to some and “differently abled” and “physically challenged” are used by those people.

The same can be said for the changing uses of terms for Black Americans: “Negro” and “colored,” once perfectly acceptable terms, became offensive during the 1970s and “Afro-American” and “Black” came into use, which in turn gave way to “African-American,” and in broader usage, “people of color.”

One perceived problem with “Negro” is that many persons, especially Southerners, seemed to have trouble pronouncing it, enunciating it as “nigra.”

The question of politically correct language has spilled over from the use of racially descriptive words and affected the use of traditional language.

Disability Etiqueette
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_etiquette

United Spinal Guide Disability Etiqueete
http://www.unitedspinal.org/pdf/DisabilityEtiquette.pdf

Terminology Tips
pUT The perSon fIrST. Say “person with a disability” rather than “disabled
person.”
Say “people with disabilities” rather than “the disabled.”
For specific disabilities, saying “person with Tourette syndrome” or “person who
has cerebral palsy” is usually a safe bet.

Still, individuals do have their own
preferences. If you are not sure what words to use, ask.

Avoid outdated terms like “handicapped”, “crippled”, or “retarded.” Be
aware that many people with disabilities dislike jargony, euphemistic terms like “physically challenged” and “differently abled.” Say “person who uses a wheelchair” rather than “confined to a wheelchair” or “wheelchair bound.”

The wheelchair is what enables the person to get around and participate in society; it’s liberating, not confining.

Don’t push or touch a person’s wheelchair; it’s part of her personal space. If you help someone down a curb without waiting for instructions, you
may dump her out of the chair. You may detach the chair’s parts if you lift it by the handles or the footrest. Keep the ramps and wheelchair-accessible doors to your building unlocked and unblocked. Under the ADA, displays should not be in front of entrances, wastebaskets should not be in the middle of aisles, and boxes should not be stored on ramps.

With any disability, avoid negative, disempowering words, like “victim” or “sufferer.” Say “person with AIDS” instead of “AIDS victim” or “person who suffers from AIDS.

– Bob Dole Is Differently Doled Bob Dole is Dolicious. Bob Doooooooollllllle.

YOLO
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Heaven: Not Wheelchair Accessible
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