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From: Jerry.Pickup@p33.f1.n360.z1.fidonet.org (Jerry Pickup)
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Subject: Terminology
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Date: 4 Sep 90 18:27:17 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

In a message to Joe Chamberlain <24 Aug 90  9:04:00> Tony Wallace wrote:

 TW>        Crippled, Handicapped, Disabled now Physically Challenged.
 TW> The net result is same. I (SCI C5-6) would respond to a direct
 TW> question (i.e. What are the daily problems you've face since your
 TW> crippling accident?) much better than I would to a condescending
 TW> statement that is heard all to often (i.e. I think its its wonderful
 TW> that all you Physically challenged people do so much.....)

Couldn't have said it better myself.  I guess that's one thing I
like about kids, they'll walk right up to you, look you in the eye
and ask, "What's wrong with you?"  "Why can't you walk?", etc.
They really want to know.  And the whole time the parents are
freaking out and trying to make the kids understand that you "don't
mention things like that"...

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