as i feel, we can't change normal maintality, is it matter what we call to our self?
With Regards Neeraj Manglik Mobile number: 9312902018 Yahoo id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype id: neerajmanglik We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ketan Kothari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Members pl take note of using blind in communication > Dear Members, > > I think I am blind and not visually challenged. As far as politeness is > concerned, we are taken up by these clichaes and let the reality go by. I > think the word "blind" explains my total lack of sight than any other > word. > besides. What would you call a short man/woman? vertically challenged? > I > feel we would do well by facing the reality. I would say if at all all > the > disabled are attitudinally challenged. We educated people who are blind > should not run away from the fact of our blindness. Let me reiterate I am > not ashamed of being blind and would not like to sugar quote my situation. > > Friends, I started as "blind" then "visually handicapped" then "visually > disabled" and then again "visually challenged" but at the enc of the day > I > am still beaten up as "blind agitators" hahaha. words became polite but > no > change in attitude. So friend, this group is a group of learned members > and > I look at all of you as realists and not a clichaed group So let us call a > spade a spade. Let us not be taken up by Americans. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rajani G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:41 AM > Subject: [AI] Members pl take note of using blind in communication > > >> Dear members, >> I hope many of you on the list agree with me that it is better that we >> atleast do not or stop using the word Blind and start using visually >> challenged in our conversation. I feel the phrase is more polite and >> doesnot hurt the feelings who are visually challenged. >> let us try to use it in our communication. >> Rajani >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
